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15 August 2008 13:29

How can I get my nearly three year old boy to stop getting out of bed as soon as he wakes up no matter what time it is? I have tried putting him to bed later and earlier, stopped his daytime nap (he then wanted to go to bed at 6pm), shortened his daytime nap but all to no avail. He is exhausted and getting whingy. He used to be great but it has all gone pear shaped.

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How can I stop my three year old from getting out of bed despite the time?

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NLBarber says

No matter what time my daughter (3.5 years) goes to bed, she always gets up between 6am and 7am. We have bought one of those bunny clocks, where you set the alarm, and you put the bunny to sleep (press button on top and he closes his eyes and ears droop), and tell her she must not get out of bed until the bunny wakes up - it works the majority of the time!

29 August 2008 13:23

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piggie4kids says

Hi. I dont know if this will help, but I hadnt had a nights sleep in 2 years and decided enough was enough so after trying lots of different techniques that my health visitor suggested we found one that has worked which is setting a bedtime routine, so she has her bath, her milk, one story and then she goes to bed. When she wakes up through the night we take her back to her bed (I did this one night 5 times)! A week later and she is starting to sleep all night in her bed hooray! I also put a favourite dolly in bed with her for her cuddle and during the day I dont let her nap any later than 3pm. This is working for me so far, but each child is so different what works for one may not another! Good luck

27 August 2008 14:26