Need Help Keeping Son in Bed at Night!

My 3 y.o. does the same thing and has for about the past 6 months. Its really a challenge. Ive tried to put him back in bed and sometimes it works and sometimes he screams and im afraid he'll wake up his little brother, so i let him on our bed. I know i shouldnt but in the middle of the night, how much fight do you have??? Ive heard he will out grow it. I havent tried the floor thing but my dr did say that too. Good luck and let me know what works for you.

put a gate across his door way. I had to do that with my older sons when they were younger. I would go in the next mornign and they would be asleep next to the gate in their rooms. My youngest son required a gate stacked on top of a gate and then a hook on his door becuase more scary than him getting in our bed he would go into the lower level of the house and or outside. thank goodness that didn't last for long but a gate is a good fix for this. good luck

Someone just wrote in about this a few weeks ago - and there were lots of responses, so you can check the archive. I had the same problem with my 2.5 year old. My pediatrician said that when my son would come in, to just not say a word, and walk him back to bed and tuck him in. He would get up as much as 4 times a night, at various hours just like your son. I think it was just a phase. He just recently stopped, but i think it lasted about 6 months. I think you might have to just ride it out - which stinks for the sleep depravation for the mom - i know. Hang in there!

OMG we are (were) going through this too. We brought it up to his doctor last saturday and she said that it is okay that they come into your room, it isn't okay for them to crawl into bed, so grab a pillow and blanket and lay it on the floor, and let your child know they can sleep there if they need to be in your room, she said after a while they would rather sleep in their bed than on the floor, we started it that night, I am happy to report that for the last 2 nights, I have sleep soundly through the night. On another note, we really did try the gate, but he cried and cried, screamed the whole works, nothing like getting scared out of bed. So we decided to stop the gate and try bringing him to bed every time he woke, but still he was doing this 3-4 times a night. The bed on the floor so far is the only thing working. Good luck to you, let us know what worked for you....

I have a 27 month old son who has been sleeping in a full sized bed since December. We close his door at nap time and at night and then also put a gate across his doorway. If he gets up, he can open his door and look out or call out for us, but he cant get out of his room and come to ours. It has worked wonderfully so far! He understand that even if he isn't going to nap, he needs to stay in his room for quiet time.

it has been some time since my little ones have slept with me and now I wish I could have those years back...the only thing you can do is keep bringing him back to his own bed...I understand how you feel because I allowed my daughter to sleep with us until she was 6...it was hard to sleep...now I have a hard time sleeping because I have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night...you can't win for losing...good luck and God bless you.