Proud to Announce - The New Marital Bed
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Well, all that hoopla surrounding the how’s and why’s of getting our children to sleep in their own bed was for naught. No it wasn’t really, it was extremely helpful. Here’s the pieces of advice we took, modified and used to get the boys to the point where we are now.
- We took away their night time TV. Oh it wasn’t easy. We gave them 3 nights warning which is basically how we handle everything. We learned a long time ago that my children will do almost anything if you give them fair warning. So, we counted down the nights and now there is no TV prior to bedtime.
- We took away their night time "take a sippy of milk and water to bed". Now they have no reason to come out of their room. They would use that as an excuse.
- I allowed my husband to force them to stay in their room and I did not intervene. It worked. It was painful, but it worked.
- Wear them down. Activities, activities, exercise and more exercise. The more tired they are, the easier they fall asleep and the harder and more sound they sleep.
It isn’t great, at least one still makes his way to our room during the night but the last 2 nights, one has stayed in his own bed all night and the other has come into our bed after 5 AM or so.
So, hey, I’ll take it!
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