Need advice from parents

United States
November 16, 2006 12:21am CST
i have a 4 year old who thanks to her dad she will not sleep in her own bed she rather sleep whith us what can i do to get her to sleep in her own room and her own bed
5 responses
@vonnerk (52)
• United States
16 Nov 06
I have 4 children and my last son slept with my husband and I. we just told him that he is a big boy and he had to sleep in his own bed now.well he did'nt like that so when it was bed time for him to go to sleep we would lay in the bed with him until he fell and give him a treat the nights he stayed in his bed all night. evenually he got use to sleeping in his own bed without getting a treat unless he did'nt feel good.
• United States
16 Nov 06
thanks i may have to try that thanks for your post
@kawillow74 (1416)
• United States
16 Nov 06
We also did that when our boys where young and what I finally did was put their bed beside ours so they where not in bed with us because one of us would end up on the couch. And then we just finaly put their bed in the room and put them together and stay with them until they fell asleep. And then it wasn't long after that that they just started going on their own I think they need to feel comfortable in their room alone. Hope this helps
• United States
16 Nov 06
well my daughter also has a couch in her room she will sleep on it sometimes but not her toddler bed still hard to get her to do that everynight and once of us always end up on the couch thanks for the post
@haqmb05 (176)
• India
16 Nov 06
always
@Cortney (3980)
• United States
17 Nov 06
My daughter is 7 almost 8 and she still likes to sleep with me. I let her pick out all the colors and stuff she wanted in her room and we did it together. She picked a real light pretty purple and tinker bell stincils. Now she loves sleeping in there. But when my hubby is at work she sleeps with me, she says she doesn't want me to be lonely.
@cuddiluk (1523)
• Philippines
16 Nov 06
parenting - how to make independent child.
Its better first both of you spend bedtime stories at his room then gradually explain you must separate way around on bed.