tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194449012044139574.post8204311527290603449..comments2023-07-03T16:14:28.193+03:00Comments on Play.Teach.Love: Breaking the old routine...Zaina Alzabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09039646487136111252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194449012044139574.post-19640539305939226872011-10-11T14:55:41.959+03:002011-10-11T14:55:41.959+03:00Dear Anonymous... Thank you for your support...
T...Dear Anonymous... Thank you for your support...<br /><br />There could be many reasons why your little girl wakes up at night, sometimes it is difficult for her to adjust to the new routine, it could be a bad dream, or just part of her sleep cycle, it could also be be hunger or a need to go to the bathroom, etc... <br />A very big factor is if she has a little brother or sister who sleeps with you, as this might be part of her jealousy or feelings of being abandoned (left out).<br />What we want to encourage is security and independence to fall back to sleep in her own bed. As Sara said (THANK YOU Sara), you need to actually wake up and put her back to sleep in her bed. Even if it continues more than once through the night. She needs to get used to the routine. I know you tried different strategies, but the key is continuity. Keep doing the walk back to be, plus a reward chart for at least 2 weeks. There will be days when she is not successful, just remind her (using the chart) of the days she was and how she was wonderfully able to do it. Also important is establishing a good bed-time routine (refer to my older post "Get your Zzzz")<br /><br />If it does continue after 2-3 weeks, do feel free to come see me at Soor Center (email me at zalzabin@gmail.com for more information)Zaina Alzabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039646487136111252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194449012044139574.post-23190504006564795772011-10-11T14:16:43.869+03:002011-10-11T14:16:43.869+03:00thank you sara!
thats exactly what my husband and...thank you sara! <br />thats exactly what my husband and i planned yesterday. she came in slept in our bed he carried her back and just an hour later she came in with cutest face and just cuddled back in and we were both fast asleep :( she keeps on winning! but i will keep on doing it as you said it might workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194449012044139574.post-10727039181051595462011-10-11T14:04:15.810+03:002011-10-11T14:04:15.810+03:00My son did the same. He slept through when he was...My son did the same. He slept through when he was in a cot, but as soon as he was in a big bed he would climb into bed with us. It started from around midnight and would carry on. We would let him sleep with us because I was pregnant and too tired to take him back through, and it continued for nearly two years. We tried star charts and everything else but we found it wasn't incentive enough to encourage him to stop. <br /><br />When I was pregnant with my third we knew we had to change things so we decided to just be firm and also to give him a big incentive. We told him that if he started to sleep in his own bed all night then we would buy him his first pet. It didn't work initially, but we also decided that we would take him back to his own bed when he came through to ours. Most of the time he was half asleep and so didn't even complain, he just allowed one of us to lead him back to bed and tuck him in again. It took a few days but once he realised that he wouldn't be allowed in our bed, he stopped coming through to us, and started sleeping through the night without waking. He was a little older than your daughter - four and a half, but it's worth a try!Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194449012044139574.post-6000298821317086162011-10-11T13:16:33.317+03:002011-10-11T13:16:33.317+03:00im a big fan of your blog, love all the posts and ...im a big fan of your blog, love all the posts and keep up the good work :)<br /><br />i have a question and wondering if you can give me any advice ....<br /><br />my daughter is 3.8 years old and wakes up every single night after 3-4 hours seelping in her room like a big girl she wakes up to come and sleep in our bed. ive tried everything encourging her, bribing her, bedtime stars on the chart, sleeping fairy comes gives her a treat ... etc the list can go on forever it worked once or twice and now im starting to belive that coincidence was playing a big role.<br /><br />i just dont understand why she wakes up?<br /><br />thank you.. tried to find an email for suggested topics, or advice from readers but couldnt find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com