Well my 3 yr. old learned to climb out of his crib,he was climbing into his brothers bed (they share a room) i would put him back in his crib he would get in his brothers bed so i said your ready. He's crib is 3 in 1 so i turned it into he's toddler bed he loved it today played in it jumped on the mattress ect.. well when it came time to go to bed he screamed then i went in there he was in his brothers bed so i told him he had he's own bed he was a big boy now ect.... well he went to asleep in he's brothers bed any way. So help my 8 yr. old doesn't really like it but he's non verbal so he can't tell me but i know. for 8 yrs he's had he's own bed .
We actually had sort of the same problem with my son. It wasn't that he was climbing out of the crib, it was that he was getting to tall for it. So I decided to take the sides off to see how he would do with a regular bed. Well he did not do well. Screamed and cried and ended up sleeping on the floor with me. So what I did was buy the twin size car bed and we left off the box springs. So, the bed has sides just like a crib does. (as I kind of thought he was having a fear of falling out after taking off the side of crib). This worked PERFECTLY. He gave me absolutely no trouble going to bed even on the first night we got it.Thanks for the replys My 8 yr. old is such a bed hog but he has had his own bed for awhile now,My 3 yr. old insist sleeping with him .I don't have a spare room so they have to share I'm gonna try to put he's car bed in ther (i got it awhile ago it's in the garage) and get rid of the crib all together. What you think ?
Would big brother be willing to lay next to him in little brother's new bed until little brother fell asleep? can little brother pick out his own bedding something he will be "obsessed with" and want to sleep in? Can maybe little brothers bed be pushed up next to big brother's bed so he sleeps in his own bed but is close to big brother? Just a few other ideas..... Also could try a reward chart Kris Im thinking he either wants a bigger bed, or he want to feel secure with side rails......... Other than maybe sitting with him to soothe him while he falls asleep or possibly trying a weighted blanket, I don't know what to tell you to try.... My son is going on 10 and I STILL have sleep issues with him! ESPECIALLY when hes really stressed out / over stimulated / has alot of anxiety. Good Luck finding a solution!
This is a tough one. Your 3 year old seems to want to sleep with his big brother. You could try as michelle has suggested and get him a twin size bed much like his brothers bed.....but if it's because he wants to sleep WITH his brother he will just end up there anyway. Do you have a spare room? If you do and it really bothers older brother that much you could think about the possiblility of splitting them up. But like I said...even then...if it's because he wants to be with big brother...I don't think that will keep him out either. Sorry I couldn't be of more help here. Take care,
karrie
Kris in my opinion I think if you are going to get rid of the crib all together you should have him "help" to take it down and out of there and help putting the new bed in making a huge deal about how hes a big boy like his brother and what a special bed just for him (maybe tell him its his brothers old bed if he might attach to thatNo advice here- but we are moving DS from a crib to a twin bed tonight-
so wish us luck! It has a head board and foot board and will be against
a wall so hopefully he will be pretty well contained. We've also moved
him from a highchair to booster- it's been challenging but going better
than I thought.
Next is potty training- I think I'll wait a few months on that.
Kris,
I agree with michelle on this one. I would make a big deal about how he's a big boy etc and let him help in the process. Recently My husband had to turn the toddler bed back into a crib and set up another toddler bed for Adam and we had him next to dad with his "tools" to help Dad make the crib for the baby and also to help dad put his "new bed" together. He transitioned really well and hasn't tried to get into the crib. He has however a couple of times stated that the crib was his but only a couple of times and there were no meltdowns or tantrums. Once the baby comes though..I'll let you know if this changes..LOL Anyway...it sounds like a great idea with putting the car bed in there. Let us know how it goes.
srs-mom,
I hope your night is filled with sleep and is uneventful!! Good luck...we're rooting for you!! Keep us updated!!
Karrie