Well, we've finally been forced to face the inevitable. Most parents start having to teach their kids to stay in bed once they make the switch from the crib to the "big kid" bed. I even have some friends whose little boy learned how to climb out of his crib! Thankfully, Cole never even tried, and then when we switched him to the big kid bed, we still postponed the fight because his new bed is a loft bed, and he hadn't mastered climbing down the ladder. Oh, the bliss! He was still trapped as soon as he got in bed. Well, those days are OVER!! Tonight about half an hour after we put the boys to bed, we were eating our dinner and enjoying the peace and quiet of the evening when a little voice much closer than it should have been said, "Hug kiss Momma?" We jumped, looked up, and there stood Cole. This is the first time he has EVER left his bedroom under his own power. It was crazy! Oh. I should explain "Hug kiss Momma?", too. This is Cole's new attention getting tactic. He has learned that we have a weakness for giving him what he wants when he asks for a hug and a kiss. Come on! What parent doesn't melt into a puddle on the floor when their little angel asks so sweetly for a hug and a kiss? So, we've been indulging him. Now he and Weston are sharing a room because we have no other choice, and of course Weston still wakes up once or twice in the night. Cole has begun pulling himself out of sleep every time one of us enters the room asking for "hug kiss". So we've got to figure out how to get out of that one. Ah, the joys. Well, now we've also got to teach him to stay in his room even though he is perfectly capable of leaving...any tips?
Sunday, November 18, 2007
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Um, that's a hard one. I would probably take Weston out of his room for a week, tell Cole that if he wants his door open and unlocked, he has to stay in bed. The first time he comes out of his room, the door gets locked. He will probably throw a major fit for the first couple of nights, but then after that, he will probably want the freedom of having his door unlocked and opened. That is how we trained Kimber. It was easier for us, though. The sibling she shared a room with was older and understood, not younger. Good luck. I am sure you guys will be able to handle it well.
I'm headed there AGAIN! Not my favorite! I'm not good at shutting the door on them, but it works for some. For the first week with Truman I sat on the floor at the end of his bed and told him I'd leave if he got up...then slowly inched my way out. Then after that week I would tell him that I would shut the door if he got out of bed...the first time he came out, I shut the door (for like a minute) then would open and put him to bed and tell him I'd shut the door if he got up. It takes a little bit, but he got the hang of it. It's my Kate that I'm dreading putting in a bed!!! AHHH!
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