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Bedtime routines or easy(ier) ways to get them to *stay* in bed
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<blockquote data-quote="threebabygirls" data-source="post: 181623" data-attributes="member: 5670"><p>My 6 y.o. has ODD as well, and while bedtime is not as big an issue as it used to be, I can still vividly remember the dread I felt every evening. What worked for us was for me to sit right outside her bedroom door. If she felt anxious, she would call out and I'd make some sort of noise (clearing my throat for instance) to assure her I was still there. With her, any kind of eye contact, physical contact (such as picking her up and putting her back in bed), or conversation just reinforced her getting out of bed. So, we'd do the routine (teeth brushed, book, sip of water, potty) and then I'd say good night ONCE. Then I'd park my butt on a chair outside her door. It wasn't long before I moved a couple inches away, increasing the distance every couple of days until I didn't have to sit there anymore. I think maybe just breaking the cycle of the same fight every night helped.</p><p>One piece of advice, do NOT sleep with her or allow her to sleep in your bed. difficult child occasionally would come to our room in the middle of the night and get in bed with us. I eventually let her because it was easier than having an hour-long fight with her in the middle of the night when I was already sleep-deprived. It was hard to break her of that. Now I have a pillow and sleeping bag on my side of the bed in case one of the kids gets up in the middle of the night. They can sleep there on the floor without waking us up, but they usually prefer the comfort of their own beds rather than the hard floor. I can't remember the last time difficult child made a middle-of-the-night appearance. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="threebabygirls, post: 181623, member: 5670"] My 6 y.o. has ODD as well, and while bedtime is not as big an issue as it used to be, I can still vividly remember the dread I felt every evening. What worked for us was for me to sit right outside her bedroom door. If she felt anxious, she would call out and I'd make some sort of noise (clearing my throat for instance) to assure her I was still there. With her, any kind of eye contact, physical contact (such as picking her up and putting her back in bed), or conversation just reinforced her getting out of bed. So, we'd do the routine (teeth brushed, book, sip of water, potty) and then I'd say good night ONCE. Then I'd park my butt on a chair outside her door. It wasn't long before I moved a couple inches away, increasing the distance every couple of days until I didn't have to sit there anymore. I think maybe just breaking the cycle of the same fight every night helped. One piece of advice, do NOT sleep with her or allow her to sleep in your bed. difficult child occasionally would come to our room in the middle of the night and get in bed with us. I eventually let her because it was easier than having an hour-long fight with her in the middle of the night when I was already sleep-deprived. It was hard to break her of that. Now I have a pillow and sleeping bag on my side of the bed in case one of the kids gets up in the middle of the night. They can sleep there on the floor without waking us up, but they usually prefer the comfort of their own beds rather than the hard floor. I can't remember the last time difficult child made a middle-of-the-night appearance. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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