How To Keep Your Toddler in Bed ALL Night: Sleep Training Method

How To Keep Your Toddler in Bed ALL Night: Sleep Training Method

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You're ready to get more sleep at night, but your toddler just won't stay in their own bed. Maybe your toddler won't fall asleep on their own, or they come into your room in the middle of the night.

If you're ready to start a gentle sleep training method for your toddler, check out this video!

Let's get your toddler sleeping in their own bed all night and for naps too!

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In this video, I’m answering a question sent in by a tired mom on our Facebook Live Q&A Call. I hope you enjoy it.

I would say that unless your toddler is climbing out of the crib every day and it’s a safety risk, then don’t take him out of the crib.

If your child isn't a climber, leave them in the crib as long as possible. Until at least age 3! You will save yourself and your toddler so many struggles!

Step 1: Communicate your expectations
The first thing I recommend when you have a toddler is to communicate your expectations every day. Keep it short, upbeat and happy.

Say, ‘You’re such a big girl! I’m so proud of you! Tonight, you’re going to sleep in your bed. When you wake up in the night, Mommy’s going to come and give you a kiss, and then you’re going to go back to sleep cuddling your favourite teddy.”

Step 2: Choose your preferred sleep training method, suitable for your child.
Then you’re going to have to choose a method that’s going to help her fall asleep at bedtime relatively quickly, without getting out of bed and running all around.

There are so many different ways you could do this. You could do a super quick method. You could do a long, drawn-out method. It really depends on a lot of different factors.

Here's an example of one you can do that works relatively quickly. It’s nice because you get to stay in the room with your little one.

I would just say to her, “I’m going to stay in the bedroom with you tonight until you fall asleep. I’m going to be right here with you.”

I would get a chair and put it right up next to the bed and sit next to it while she falls asleep. Do your normal bedtime routine. Then turn off the lights, give her a kiss and sit next to the bed super quietly. Just say, “I’m going to sit here until you fall asleep”.

If she hops out of bed and starts running around the room, or starts sitting on your lap, say, “Mom’s going to have to go for a few minutes unless you can get into your bed”.

You’re going to encourage her to get back into her bed and then you’re going to go quiet again. You’re going to have her stay in her bed until she falls asleep. Then you can leave her room. I would sit next to her bedside for about 2 nights.

On Night 3, I would move my chair a few feet away. I would sit there and I would explain to her, “I’m just moving a little bit away, but I’m still going to stay here until you fall asleep.”
I would do that for 2 more nights.

On Night 5, I’d put my chair right inside the doorway.

Night 7: Move chair to the hallway for 2 nights.

Night 9: Pop in and out of the room. When you say you’re going to be 2 minutes, always go back. Always keep your word. Pop your head round the door and if your child’s awake, just say “I love you. I’m just going to go talk to Daddy”, and blow him a kiss.

After a few times of this, your child will probably be asleep. You can continue to do this for several days until your child gets more and more comfortable falling asleep on their own.
Night Wakings
You’re going to do the same thing when they wake up in the night. Just walk her right back to her bedroom. Sit in the chair until she falls asleep.

You can put a baby gate at her bedroom door. That will limit your child’s ability to roam around the house. You’ll hear her in the night, you just go to her and put her back in her bed.

Come up with a phrase that you use over and over and over again to remind her that it’s time to sleep. You could say, “It’s time to sleep”, or “Goodnight”.
Naps
I would just do the same thing at nap time. I would say, “I’m going to sit in this chair until you fall asleep”.

The more consistent you are, the quicker she will comply.

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