toddler won't sleep

its a stage. Don't pick her up from the bed. If you absolutely must check on her because you have a concern or something then check on her but don't pick her up. She needs to see you will take care of her but not let her get away with this. I however recommend ignoring her. I realize that is hard to do though. Ignore her let her throw her fit or what ever honestly you need to show her what is right and that you won't allow her to have her own way. Turn up the tv a bit so you don't have to listen to her. I no it sounds cruel but this was my pediatricians advice and it worked for both my children

My little one started doing that a day or 2 after she turned 1, i doubt it's afraid of the dark though coz it has only just started now so i think you might just be putting her to bed too early. My daughter always went to bed at 8:30 but these days she's not ready for sleep until about 9:30 so if i put her to bed then, she usually sleeps for 11 - 12 hours. Also, you're better off working out what to do yourself - rather than use books - advise is good but all books say different things & all kids are different so chances are you'll find 1 book in 5-10 that is actually suitable for your child. If you think it could be a fear of the dark, then either replace the bulb in her night light or put on another light that is near her room but wont disturb anyone else. I only used the night light for myself so i could get up to her if she needed something, i didn't use it for comfort coz you'll end up having trouble getting her out of the habit of using one. Good luck & it is more than likely her teeth, try giving her the pain medicine about half an hour before bed & try putting her to bed an hour later - she'll wear herself out & sleep all night!

surprisingly, my daughter also turned one on 16th June and suddenly she hs decided "forget bedtime, its play time".I was wondering too about it. May be these days one year old come programmed that way. She used to say bye and go off to sleep but now its all bye and then as soon as you put her to bed she will get up and start playing. She has suddenly started crying a lot too just before falling asleep. I told her doctor, he said is she troubling me, I said yes so he said then she is perfectly alright. He will be concerned if she stopped troubling me. what a philosophy? I think thats what they call begining of troublesome two's.

I hate to tell ya but it sounds like she's just going through a phase that you're just going to have to bear with for a little while. My daughter has gone through a few of these phases and I thought I was going to lose my mind. Maybe you could try adjusting her nap schedule. You all will get through this and hopefully she will be sleeping again soon. Good luck!

Children change their sleeping patterns periodically through out their development. It could be her teeth, but it is more likely that she needs to be put down a little later than eight o'clock. Try putting her in around nine o'clock. She may be tired enough at that point to fall asleep and stay asleep. From my own personal experience, I can tell you that I could not take my son out of his crib once he was up. I read Dr. Ferber's book and I would only go in and soothe him, but then I left the room. He cried for a few nights, but eventually got the idea and went right to sleep every night after that.

Your daughter is right around the age to start with seperation anxiety. Some children start later, some earlier, and it may last for a while. From expeience with my daughter, start earlier, give her a warm bath use Johnsons Lavender calming bath products. (Walmart sells their version cheaper) read her a story or sing her favorite songs, get her very calm but not asleep, lay her in bed, still awake so that she sees you are still there. When she crys, go in and lay her back calm her and lay her back down, go back every 15 minutes only while she is upset, just to let her know you are there, but be firm. Do not take her out of the crib... There is nothing wrong with letting her cry it out for a while. She has to learn how to self soothe. It is vey important for her to learn this! I hope this helps! Let me know.

If you keep getting her out of the crib she is just going to keep getting up. Its become a game to her. When she cries for you to come and get her. Go in and check on her but keep the lights off, don't speak. Don't pick her up. Lay her down and walk away. Keep doing this until she finally gives up, it may take awhile the first night. Also, you could do the cry it out method. Which is go in and check on her, lay her back down and leave. But don't keep going back in to check on her. Let her cry. It sounds mean but there is nothing mean about letting your child cry. She is safe and not in any harm and its not going to damage her later in life to STOP GIVING IN. If you keep giving in then she will keep playing you and playing the game.