2 year aged refuse to travel to bed...?
My daughter's 2 and she has had a busy day. Took her to the park and I played beside her all day to be sure to tire her out but she won't go. I've tried everything that usually works when she get like this(reading to her,rubbing her back,etc.) but it didn't work. She's cranky as can be but won't go to sleep or stay surrounded by her room. I've tried tucking her in her bed and all she does is sit there and holler and cry to the point of making herself sick. I've tried chitchat to her and she keeps telling me nothing's wrong.
What can I do?
When my daughter gets approaching that, I tell her it's night-night time and lay myself down (we co-sleep on a full size bed in her room). She sometimes chooses to play around a bit in her room first, but sooner or after that she ends up snuggling up to me and falling asleep.
We have have the same issue. I noticed that the more tired my girl got , the harder she fought to stay awake. At first we only just let her sleep in our bed. Parents talking will put a child to sleep contained by no time. You can then move her to her own bed or wait till she gets elder. Another option is , put a tv in her room with a dvd player or cable. Turn it on beside the volume low enough only she can just hardly hear it. That works for us now that she is 4 and in her own bed.
Is she thirsty?
Sounds daft but if my daughter (nearly 3) is thirsty and for a while dehydrated she can whimper on for ages and ages. A quick drink of water or heat milk often settles her enough to start allowing me to soothe her.
When i was little my dad said i never wanted to go to sleep so he would put me contained by my car seat and go for a drive, and smaller number then 15 minutes later I was passed out. Not sure if you want to try that. But it seem to work for a lot of people. good luck.
Answers: Some advice i could hold out to you is to not let the room stay fully dark. Toddlers are often anxious of the dark and this can make them more desperate to get rear legs to you.. a lot of people believe in "sleep training" or letting your child cry it out, but within my mind those are incorrect approaches. your daughter wants to get to you because in her mind you are the concluding source of comfort. As frustrating it is, when sometimes all you want is some peace; to her you are the peace and center of her world, and when she's scared or not tired or feeling lonely or only wanting a cuddle, you are who she will turn to.
Maybe give yourself a few weeks to establish a new sleep routine, so that she knows whats coming at darkness, giving her a sense of order. A new routine will give her the sense of honourable change. If she cries for you, go lie beside her, and offer her the comfort she craves. when I do that with my neighbors who I babysit, they're normally asleep inwardly 10-15 minutes.
Does she sleep during the day? if don't get enough sleep contained by the day some get too cranky to sleep at night. She is live, so encourage her to wear herself out by running and jumping, going walking in a park etc- the more alive you are during the day the quicker she'll out at night. She needs to bring back tired again, so I would recommend shorting her nap time, and I would also make sure she has a forty winks everyday to give her that balance of good and unpromising tired so she doesn't get herself worked up at night.
Good luck.
Try a warm, serenity bath with lavender shampoo, then low lights and soft mellow music as you read her a poised book. (Like the Tale of Peter Rabbit). Good luck.
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What can I do?
When my daughter gets approaching that, I tell her it's night-night time and lay myself down (we co-sleep on a full size bed in her room). She sometimes chooses to play around a bit in her room first, but sooner or after that she ends up snuggling up to me and falling asleep.
We have have the same issue. I noticed that the more tired my girl got , the harder she fought to stay awake. At first we only just let her sleep in our bed. Parents talking will put a child to sleep contained by no time. You can then move her to her own bed or wait till she gets elder. Another option is , put a tv in her room with a dvd player or cable. Turn it on beside the volume low enough only she can just hardly hear it. That works for us now that she is 4 and in her own bed.
Is she thirsty?
Sounds daft but if my daughter (nearly 3) is thirsty and for a while dehydrated she can whimper on for ages and ages. A quick drink of water or heat milk often settles her enough to start allowing me to soothe her.
When i was little my dad said i never wanted to go to sleep so he would put me contained by my car seat and go for a drive, and smaller number then 15 minutes later I was passed out. Not sure if you want to try that. But it seem to work for a lot of people. good luck.
Answers: Some advice i could hold out to you is to not let the room stay fully dark. Toddlers are often anxious of the dark and this can make them more desperate to get rear legs to you.. a lot of people believe in "sleep training" or letting your child cry it out, but within my mind those are incorrect approaches. your daughter wants to get to you because in her mind you are the concluding source of comfort. As frustrating it is, when sometimes all you want is some peace; to her you are the peace and center of her world, and when she's scared or not tired or feeling lonely or only wanting a cuddle, you are who she will turn to.
Maybe give yourself a few weeks to establish a new sleep routine, so that she knows whats coming at darkness, giving her a sense of order. A new routine will give her the sense of honourable change. If she cries for you, go lie beside her, and offer her the comfort she craves. when I do that with my neighbors who I babysit, they're normally asleep inwardly 10-15 minutes.
Does she sleep during the day? if don't get enough sleep contained by the day some get too cranky to sleep at night. She is live, so encourage her to wear herself out by running and jumping, going walking in a park etc- the more alive you are during the day the quicker she'll out at night. She needs to bring back tired again, so I would recommend shorting her nap time, and I would also make sure she has a forty winks everyday to give her that balance of good and unpromising tired so she doesn't get herself worked up at night.
Good luck.
Try a warm, serenity bath with lavender shampoo, then low lights and soft mellow music as you read her a poised book. (Like the Tale of Peter Rabbit). Good luck.
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