LD92599
12-21-2006, 10:36 PM
We were making headway with sleeping but it's really getting to both DH & myself that DS won't sleep at a decent hour. He's at the point where he will sleep in his bed by himself, but only once we're all upstairs. At least we're past the point of him only sleeping in our room on the floor or in the hallway. And I can now read in bed without being pounced on constantly.
DH is mad that he can't watch our new TV - it's a 50" plasma mounted on the wall in the living room that DS can so conveniently watch from the landing upstairs at a nice angle. We just added DVR last week so that we can catch up on shows eventually, but the only time that DS is asleep is from 6am-8am most mornings.
I'm trying to keep the living room darker, quieter, etc so it's a little easier for DS to get to asleep and not feel as though he's missing stuff going on around him. I suggested to DH that we talk a little quieter and that didn't go over too well!
I know we need to establish a routine and it's been difficult getting it established because it seems like we're never home several nights in a row for one reason or another. I need to make the commitment to DS and myself that we're going into setting up a routine full throttle all next week (so far no plans to be out all week next week).
So, any ideas, suggestions, experience with getting a 3 1/2 year old..almost 4...to get himself to sleep? Or to play upstairs? We are creating a playroom out of our spare room in the next week, maybe that'll help? I could sooo kick myself for not getting into a routine from the get go at a very young age. We'd put him in his crib and he'd go to sleep! Easy! Now it's coming back to bite us in the ***.
When we suggest taking things away if he doesn't stay in bed he just hands the item(s) to us and says he doesn't want them anyway!
Oh, and the cursing....it's a whole 'nother post for a different forum. Though this might get moved!
Laura
Will is three and a half - we're now making progress with sleeping! Or are we?
DH is mad that he can't watch our new TV - it's a 50" plasma mounted on the wall in the living room that DS can so conveniently watch from the landing upstairs at a nice angle. We just added DVR last week so that we can catch up on shows eventually, but the only time that DS is asleep is from 6am-8am most mornings.
I'm trying to keep the living room darker, quieter, etc so it's a little easier for DS to get to asleep and not feel as though he's missing stuff going on around him. I suggested to DH that we talk a little quieter and that didn't go over too well!
I know we need to establish a routine and it's been difficult getting it established because it seems like we're never home several nights in a row for one reason or another. I need to make the commitment to DS and myself that we're going into setting up a routine full throttle all next week (so far no plans to be out all week next week).
So, any ideas, suggestions, experience with getting a 3 1/2 year old..almost 4...to get himself to sleep? Or to play upstairs? We are creating a playroom out of our spare room in the next week, maybe that'll help? I could sooo kick myself for not getting into a routine from the get go at a very young age. We'd put him in his crib and he'd go to sleep! Easy! Now it's coming back to bite us in the ***.
When we suggest taking things away if he doesn't stay in bed he just hands the item(s) to us and says he doesn't want them anyway!
Oh, and the cursing....it's a whole 'nother post for a different forum. Though this might get moved!
Laura
Will is three and a half - we're now making progress with sleeping! Or are we?