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Training to stay in bedroom – How to?
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Good Morning,
We are just seeing that there could be some benefits to training the little ones to stay in their bedrooms until 7:00. My 2.5dd wakes up at 6:00 (sometimes earlier). How do you train them? What do they need in the room to occupy themselves? Training tips for 5.5ds would also be appreciated.
Thanks.
Our kids have books to read and a gate up at their door. We have had middle of the night wandering and getting into stuff issues so the gate goes up every night. My 4 year old and 2 year old share a room. (As of last week) and they are allowed to read books once the other is awake. No waking up your sibling.
I’d agree with the baby gate – unless they climb them. (My 2nd climbed baby gates at about 20 months…. made them a hazard instead of a help… )
If a baby gate won’t work – having activities handy – and then basically you need to be up, placing them back in the room. It would be similar to the “supernanny” bedtime training. Basically first time you would say something like – “Still room time sweetie” (or whatever phrase you want) – second time putting them back saying “room time” – and all times after that putting them back in with as little contact as possible and no words.
When the time to allow him out occurs, go get him – don’t leave him there!
Great idea for the alarm clock! Should I start in small increments? She wakes at 6 so set it for 6:15 for 1 week or so eventually getting to 7.
Speaking of siblings sharing rooms…can a 3yo safely share with an 8-month old?
My kids are disciplined if they wake their sibling. And as soon as our baby to be born in November is sleeping through the night he/she will be sharing a room with which ever sibling is the same sex. So we will have a 2-3 month old or so sharing with either a just turned 3 year old, or almost 5 year old. I think that a 3 year old is perfectly capable of sharing with an infant. 3 year olds are plenty old enough.
I’ve also seen alarm clocks that light up when they reach the time, so they don’t wake a possibly still sleeping sibling. I believe they’re called an Okay to Wake clock. I’m considering getting one myself.
Rachel
Our babies have gone into the crib in the kids’ room at about 7 or 8 months (whenever they outgrow the bassinett.) Our kids are about 2 years and 3 months apart – so we have often had an 8month old sharing with a barely 3yo.
It would only be a concern if there have been jelousy issues (and those aren’t always apparent….)….
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