 | My husband and I have been struggling nightly for the past four months to get our son to go to sleep. Previously, he was angelic about going to bed. A kiss and some singing was all he needed, then for some reason, something changed and every night became a battle. We tried everything...consistency, reassurance, threats, yelling, hugging, leaving the light on, the tv on, the radio on, time out, shutting the door, but nothing seemed to work. Then this evening as I was dreading another two hour battle, I decided I would turn to the web for some advise. I read my son a story, explained that I was going on the computer and that I wanted him to go to sleep now. Of course he didn't listen and got out of bed and followed me to the office. He began his crying fit, but I calmly stated that I wasn't going to play this game tonight and that I wanted him to go to sleep. He decided to cry even harder. I continued to work on the computer and ignored him. About 25 very LONG minutes passed and without a word, he stopped crying and walked by himself into his room and went to sleep! It is a miracle!!! I think there is something to the whole idea that toddlers will seek all kinds of attention; both positive and negative. We were certainly giving both. This is only the first night but hopefully I have accidentally stumbled into the solution for this very stressful problem. Goodnight! |
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