HELP ME ASAP! I need to adjust my 1 yr old to an earlier bed time but she is balling her eyes out in there!!!!
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This is the way I always got my children into a good bedtime. You need a routine. Every day go through the same things, bath at the same time, brush her teeth, in bed for a story, lights out. She might cry at first, but she will get into the swing of things. Also earlier in the evening tell her what you are doing..." right after dinner we are going to take a bath!"...."Now after you teeth are scrubbed it will be time for a story in bed"...etc. If she knows whats coming it makes adjustment easier somehow, it is reassuring.
I hope this helps!
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let the baby cry. they will get used to it. tough love!
As long as you're sure she's not sick, you need to just let her cry untill she gets so tired she'll go to sleep. it's not going to be easy. you'll have to force her into her new schedule. You can't really, just let her ball her eyes out, after a while she'll get tired and sleep after a few days she'll get used to it and cry shorter and shorter amounts, also you can have her do exersises until she'l worn out that'll make her even tireder.
Show her that your going to sleep as well. I love the idea from super nanny that you sit in her room until she falls asleep and each night you move further away from the door until she realizes its now bed time.
Good luck and I hope this helped
The last thing you need is a crying baby late at nite. Wake her earlier in the mornings don't let her take as many naps during the day or shorten them. She will be cranky(during the day) but after a few days she'll get used to going to bed on the new schedule i have to admit that tough love is the best answer.... if you put her in bed and she cries you have to let her cry...if you don't she will never learn and will expect to get her way all the time....its a very hard transition be patient.....good luck
Make the change gradual. Put her to bed at 11 for 2 nights. Then at 10:30 for 2 nights until you get her to the bedtime you think she should have. If she cries, just let her cry. It's not cruel. It's hard on you but it will be better for her in the long run.
Just stick with the new schedule, read her a book before bed, give her lots of hugs and kisses, set up a night lite, close the door and let her cry. Check on her after 20 to 30 minutes.you can start wakeing her about an hour earlier every day and putting her to bed and hour earlier that should help I would not recommend letting your 1 year old cry herself to sleep. After reading several books on parenting your child to sleep, I truly believe having your baby cry-it-out will only due her harm in the long run. My advice would be to not shock her and switch her bedtime dramatically overnight. Instead, perhaps, put her to sleep maybe 20 mins - 30 mins earlier one night and continue this pattern for several nights until she is comfortable with her new bedtime. This is an adjustment for her so if you ease her into it, it will give her time to get used to it. Plus, she will have a better attitude towards going to bed at night if she associates it with nurturing instead of crying. Good Luck!
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parenting a high-need baby for the past 9 months
I know it's hard but really all you can do is let her cry...you could also let her go to sleep when she wants for a night or two but instead of just letting her wake up on her own set the alarm clock and wake her up early ....after a day of two of going to bed late and getting up early she will be ready to go to bed earlier...hope this helped.
have to agree with everyone best is to let her cry it out she will test you my son did but now its a snap to get him into bed actually he goes on his own now. kids love routines but get upset when they are interupted.Don't let her sleep until noon wake her up by 7 or 8.Don't let her take any naps.She may be fussy during the day but keep her awake by 7:30, 8:00 she should be ready to go to sleep.It's really hard to deal with a tired child but stick with it. It will pay off in a few days when she is going to bed earlier and getting up in the morning and not the afternoon.Good luck. doing it in one night is pretty tuff but in a couple nights it won't be bad. let her cry if she is fed and changed. once she takes her first nap tomorrow cut it short. then on the next nap make her wait a bit then wake up a little early...the key is to line up a "nap" w/ new bed time and let her sleep the whole night.
you have to wake her up earlier in the morning and be consistant!
Theyre creatures of habit, you have to get a routine happening.If you can stand the crying for a while which is really hard as you know, it'll all work out. Good luck. Most important to keep to a rooutine thoughcrying will not hurt her....try putting a chair outside her bedroom door and letting her know that you will be right outside her room but that she has to stay in bed...when she falls asleep you go about your business....a consistent schedule is good.
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