We recently moved Macey into a big girl bed and she loved it. I loved it too. I could lay down by her instead of having to rock her to sleep. Things were going great until Macey realized she could get out of her big girl bed. I am not opposed to having her come and sleep with me when she wakes up too early, or even going to sleep in her bed with her, but she won't do either. I have tried positive reinforcement, but that is definitely not working. I am not sure how I feel about putting a lock on her door. I know a lot of parents do it, but I just don't know how I feel about it. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...
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try the lock. i know it sounds bad but we only had to do it for a month or so with nixen and it worked great.. just try it for a few days.. she'll get the idea.
i agree with the lock. it just takes a couple of weeks and it is soooo worth it. you'll get over feeling like a bad parent when you start sleeping again
I have LOTS of thoughts and ideas with this :) Too much to type... Let me know if you want them :) I can come over or we can just chat about it.
I know the lock sounds crazy, and I felt guilty about it, but it worked really well for Charlie, we only did it for a couple of days and then he learned he needed to stay in his bed. And we don't use the lock anymore.
I like the Supernanny method. Just walk them back to bed and say good night one or two times, then after that no more talking to them, just tuck her in. If they don't get what they want when they get up, they stop. It may take numerous times of putting them back for a couple nights, but if you stick to it, that's all it takes is 2-3 nights.
I think it's depends of what is too early. I agree with James & Sandra comments. I do think a lock is kind of mean. It may work and maybe is the easier option, but I believe in other ways. Either way, you should not feel uncomfortable on how you teach different behavior to your children. If it works for Macey and for you, don't worry. You know Macey better than us, and if you think the lock will work for her, try it. I'm pretty sure that the lock idea will not work for Ayden, but it may work for Kylee. But, I really believe it would be so mean for her that I'm just going to wait until they are 2 1/2 to try the new changes. Good Luck! and don't feel bad for any decision you take about your little one.
Ells has to have the hall light on and her door open when going to bed. If she gets out once I turn out the light and if she gets out again I shut the door and let her cry for a minute. Then I go back in and we talk and then she gets the door open again and the light on and then she will stay in bed. If she tries to talk to us we just ignore her.-Works for us.
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