Alexander Kai
Gabriel Ryan
Benjamin Tyler
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Tuesday
I'm trying for the life of me to get Alex to fall asleep on his own! I should have done this when he was a baby, but I coudlnt let him cry himself to sleep! )o: I'm such a wuss haha So now I have this almost 3 year old that cant fall asleep on his own. He has decided that his room is "sppoky" and he has a hard time staying in bed all night without crying. I feel bad and am tired, so either he comes into our room, or i lay down with him in his room for a little while. I know that's lame. But i just cant let him cry himself to sleep! I just cant! so if anyone has any suggestions that dont involve letting him cry himself to sleep please feel free to let me know! He doesnt nap all day so I know he is tired! oh well crazy kid haha
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Awww . . . poor little guy . . . poor SLEEPY mama!!! =o(
Sometimes it works to use incentive charts . . . like a sticker chart, and for each night he stays in his own bed the WHOLE night, he gets a sticker . . . after a full week (or whatever) of stickers, he gets . . . a movie? a trip to the zoo? A meal at McDonalds? A little car? I don't know . . . whatever will motivate him. He is a VERY smart little boy . . . so the trick is getting his brain power and efforts to work TOWARDS this instead of AGAINST . . . since it is simply a habit that needs to be modified . . . and you don't want to make him feel rejected or unloved while you 'modify' it . . .
GOOD LUCK!!!!
{P.S. Beans in a bean jar work too . . . but don't make the jar too big . . . the progress has to be measurable and VISIBLE to a little kid . . . )
Yeah I could try a sticker chart. I should go get one today! Good Idea Sue!!
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