2 Year Old Will Not Stay in His Own Bed - Help!

K.-

I apparently did not want to sleep away from my mom when I was a baby. The dr told her that she cannot put me in her bed at all, no matter what. She said she would tell me this as it got closer to bedtime, discussing also how I had a big girl's room.
So, at first, I would sleep on her floor. Then, she told me I couldn't sleep in her room, so she had to lock me out. She said I would sleep next to her door then, which was awful for a parent. Then, she would tell me I had to stay in my room. After a few more days on the floor, I ended up in my bed and was fine. She said it took a total of 2 weeks until I stayed in my bedroom.
The dr recommended her to just be stern and at the same time speak on being a big girl. Like others have said, you don't want to rock him, let him fall asleep with you, etc. b/c it's only going to get worse. The sooner you get him in his room, the better it will be.
Good luck!

Hi K.,
Does he have a room to himself? It could be that he just doesn't want to be in the room alone. We have this problem with my 7y son. His room is on one end of the house, and our room/his sisters room are on the other. He feels all alone. On nights when he absolutely won't sleep in his room, we let him sleep in a sleeping bag at the foot of our bed, but never IN our bed.
If your room is big enough, I suggest buying a toddler bed and putting it at the end of your bed. In the evenings go through your routine and put him in his room. However, if he absolutely won't go, then let him sleep in the toddler bed in your room, or in a sleeping bag on the floor. This helps keep him calm and at the same time lets you and your husband reclaim your bed and sleep.
Hope this helps.
M.

Well, usually i would say that you need a routine, but you aparently have that. Try not rocking him. If you rock him, that makes him want to be closer to you and doesn't help him get into "independance Mode". Try build a bear. I recommend that to alot of people with this problem. Let him build his own bear, but the catch is, he has to sleep in his own bed in order to get the bear. Never use sweets to bribe him, or you will never get sleep. Also, maybe you need to just let him cry it out. Look at it this way, If he hyperventilates and passes out, the ody will naturally take over and re-establish a regular breathing pattern. Have you asked him why he is afraid? Maybe he thinks there is something that is scaring him. I bought a couple of night lights for my daughter and we use a dirt devil to suck the monsters out of her closet every night.

Hello! I am going through the exact same thing right now with my 2 year old. She is consitently getting in the bed with me in the middle of the night. I don't have any advice on keeping him out of the bed, but I have found that once she is asleep move her back to her bed and then she stays in there for the remainder of the night. Hopefully you can get some other advice to help.

Thank God I do not have the same problem that you have with my daughter not sleep all night. But what we have done is put a baby gate in her door so she can not tear the house apart before I get done getting ready for work.