getting a 5 year old to sleep in his bed

I wish I could help you but truth is... my daughter is eight and she still sleeps with me. I gave up a few years ago I think. But I'm single and don't date really, so it's no fuss. But she knows if mommy ever gets married again she is going to have to go sleep in that expensive bed I brought her-lol. I tried all kinds of stuff... several trips back in forth in the middle of the night to her room to put her back to bed, night lights, falling to sleep with her in her room, I even sunk as low as bribery... no luck though. I hope you have better luck than me... at this rate I'm going to have to wait till she's a teenager and one of her friends tell her it's lame to sleep with her mommy-lol. Many Blessings- JA

hello If you do not want him sleeping with you, bring him back to his room every time he gets up. If you do this consistently in a no-fuss way so he is not getting extra attention, he'll quickly stop coming into your bed.

does ur son sleep in the afternoon if so then dont let him sleep at that time rather make him exaust in his studies or let him play so that by night he gets too much tierd n after dinner make him sleep in his room i guess this may be the solution bcoz as he will be exausted by playing n doing hiz work that he will be asleep by night n will not disturb u try it out n if it does work then do tell me

He needs an incentive to sleep in his own bed. Like if he sleeps in his own bed he gets a prize. Lets say, he might get a special breakfast on every morning that he wakes up in his own bed You can do something special for him if he does something special for you.Takes two to Tango!

I was a nanny for many years before i became ill, and the techniques would be as the other poster said, even if it means you getting up with him throughout the night to put him back then you must follow it through. If you are not waking up when he sneaks in put something on your door that will make a noise to alert you, then you may even get to him before he gets into your bed.. Hope this helps..

My son likes to put toys such as his teddies or bike in bed with him. Some nights he starts off in my bed and we cover the toys up with pillows so they can sleep. We do the same in his room. To keep him in bed I tell him to make sure the toys stay in his room and are not naughty and get up and play. It works most nights.

My Step daughter was like this. She slept with her mom until she was 4 or 5 years old. We took her for a week and when got her in her own bed....it was hard was husband got very frustrated with her and had to take a walk. You hsve to keep putting them back in there bed and telling them no and trust me there are going to be tears...It is not going to be easy. You will be exhausted but it will work if you keep with it and just keep putting him nack in his new bed...I'm sure you have tried the night lights and all that other stuff. You can also offer him a really big reward if you can afford it...Such as new bed sheets or something like that or a trip somewhere...not like disney land but like a day at the pool or some other local attraction that you may have near you. We bough her a new bed and new sheets and that after she was in her own bed for a week by herself. It took alot of effort from all of us but wwe got it done. YOU HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT. My 2 year old is trying to pull that one on me she keeps waking up and coming into our room and saying sleep in mommies bed. I tell her no and take her back in her bed and lay with her for a bit...sometimes i admit i do fall asleep, because I am exhausted but it is better than being in my bed with her. I have no idea why children like getting into bed with us...My oldest, she is 7 now went through a stage of that 2 and I had to keep getting up and putting her back to bed...some nights she ended up in our bed because I was exhausted and pregnant, but we got through it finally, bad dreams are buggers....One more suggestion. Remove all sugar for a bit to see if he stops waking through the night...especailly red colored sugars...like cool aid. That is a sure firer way for kids to have nightmares and get up and seek the comfort of a parent. well i have to stop blabbing. I hope some of this helps, let me know how it goes.