How do I get my 5 year old son to sleep in his own room?
My son is the youngest of two kids. His sister is 11. He is the baby & both of them have gotten everything they wanted & more. He slept in his own crib & room until he was 2. Then my husband & I separated for a year and he slept in bed with my husband when he visited, he only had a 1 bedroom apartment. When my husband & I got back together Patrick was used to sleeping with him so I let it continue. He is now 5 & I have done evrything to make him sleep in his own room. Disney Cars bedsheets, like 10 night lites, the hallway lite is on as is his bathroom lite & his TV is on. He finishes his movie shuts off the lights & sneaks into his sister’s room & sleeps with her. If her door is locked he will sleep in the hallway. I do not know what to do. If you ask him when he will sleep in his own room he says when he is 10. I can not wait that long! Help!
There is nothing wrong with wanting to sleep close to your family. In a lot of places, families share a single bed. Therefore, don’t think of it as a bad behavior that needs to be stopped, but just remember that sleeping alone is something YOU want to do–not your child. It’s not bad for your child at all.
Just make it clear to your child that you don’t want him to sleep with you anymore. His sister probably doesn’t want to sleep with him either, so offer him small rewards for sleeping in his own room. Eventually he will come around if you convince him and don’t get angry with him.
Also, even if he persists, he will eventually want to stop when he’s older. Children naturally want to push away from their parents at times, and it’s a good behavior.
Just give it time, and be patient.
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