SGB Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 Hi Guys.. My daughter is almost 5yrs. She is a light sleeper..and always have been. She used to sleep always 1-2 hrs lesser than her counterparts. My husband has been away a lot since she was born.(i am not sure whether this info. is useful or not.) but she is too clingy to me. As a result even when she sleeps on her own bed in the beginning, she gets up in 2-3 hrs and come to our bed..and when i put her back she will sleep for some time and get up again after couple of hrs and we will repeat this process. I am getting no sleep at all as i am also a light sleeper...as a result i get cranky during the day and angry all the time on my husband and kid as well.. PLEASE someone HELP me to make her sleep through the night. Thanks
turnera Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 Honestly, it's really just going to be a battle of the wills. Have you ever watched Supernanny? I've seen the parents on that show have to put the kid back in the kid's bed up to 100 times in ONE night! But they finally do 'get it.' It's kind of like proving to your dog that you're the alpha dog; eventually they acknowledge it and let you always make the decisions. Just find a couple days where you can get help with the other stuff in life and focus on breaking this habit. Get a book, camp out in the hall by her bedroom, and make it through the night; every time she opens her door or steps outside her room, you guide her back to bed. No talking. No hugging. No clinging. If you have to do it 100 times, you just do - she'll eventually figure out that she CAN put herself back to sleep, in her own bed, like everyone else. Right now, she doesn't have to cos she always wins.
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