How do you get your four year old to sleep in his own bed instead of in your bed?

Answer 1

Make his bed fun! They have tent kits to put on toddlers' beds. If he feels as though it's an adventure to be in his own bed, he will likely be willing to sleep there. I bought a "CARS" theme tent for my son's bed. He absolutely loves it! A night-light is always a good idea too. Perhaps some glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling. Anything that makes his bedtime special.

Answer 2

I suppose its different for every child but my brother was like this, and i could never understand it as a child, i never did it.

However i think one idea that seems to work is rewarding the child every night she sleeps in her own bed, for example, you could say that if she sleeps in her own bed for a whole week then she can have a treat of some sort.

Start off with small time scales at first, like one night and raise it over time, until you no longer need to reward her.

Also you encourage the belief that 'big girls sleep in their own beds' which is also quite successful.

She will grow out of it, i promise, but it will take a little time.

Hope this helped

Answer 3

Have a nightlight or a little music to calm her a bit . Tell her that i am in the room right next to you. Or open her door and put a little light in the hall. Maybe have a little humming noise of a humidifier. DONT say don't let the bed bugs bite he might get afraid a little more! I have one more trick if he thinks there are monsters under the bed get a spray bottle with water and say this is monster go away spray and spray it under his bed! Bye!

Answer 4

With both my children I would lay with them in their bed until they went to sleep and then move to my room. I would lay on top of the covers so as to not disturb them when I left. It worked fine. If they woke up during the night and came into my room, I would just walk them back to their bed and repeat the pattern. By that age they are sleeping through the night most every night.

This is the most peaceful, loving way I have found. It takes into consideration their need for security (i.e. their psyche) and at the same time allows you to empower them to eventually be able to do it on their own.

It means a little bit of sacrifice on your part as a parent because you will probably fall asleep in their bed a few times and getting up in the middle of the night to relocate them to their room can be challenging. But it is only a temporary transition.

One caveat: my children did not eat sugar or caffeine and went to bed at 8 at that age. My children fell asleep within 10-20 minutes at the most. If you lay with him in his bed and he won't go to sleep, you need to check his diet. Three-year-olds certainly get enough exercise to be tired, and you're laying with him so it can't be a security issue, so that leaves only diet.

Answer 5

The best way to get a 6 year old to sleep in her own bed is to lay with her until she falls asleep. Explain to her that big girls sleep alone and that she is now a big girl.

Answer 6

Give it a bit of rum.