My 2-Year Old Wakes Up in the Middle of the Night
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Hi,
Does he has sinusitis or any nasal issues? This could disrupt his sleep and once he is woken up involuntary, being a 2yo kid naturally he asks to do things that he likes… watch tv, drink milk. -
365psych:
Try giving him a warm bath before bed time. See if it works.
We'd try this, thank you! -
slmkhoo:
Sounds like either he isn't sleepy enough, or he doesn't get enough attention during the day. You can try cutting his day-time sleeping hours, and giving him more one-to-one attention during the day.
I think the second one is more likely. I'd get my wife to work on this. Thank you. One thing I noticed is that he is always, always looking so forward to his two elder brothers to return home from school, so that he can play with them. -
Bungii:
He sleeps in his own mattress, besides our bed, in our room. The original arrangement was him sleeping with his elder brothers, but they complained of him waking them up to play at night!If you are too tired to deal with it, let him sleep with you till you think he is ready to sleep in his own bed, perhaps beside your bed.
When he is old enough, or have great relationship with his siblings, he would want to sleep with them. When he is even older, he would want his own room.
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Harlequin:
The last we checked, no nasal issues. The attention thing cited by a previous poster is very likely the issue. Looks like he may need to go to school soon.Hi,
Does he has sinusitis or any nasal issues? This could disrupt his sleep and once he is woken up involuntary, being a 2yo kid naturally he asks to do things that he likes... watch tv, drink milk. -
His behavior is normal for a two year old. My son not only shares the same room as us, in the middle of the night, he needs to be hugging me. When I allow him to do that (I continue sleeping), he doesn’t need to wake up as his needs are met.
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could be over-stimulated. Cut down on tv during the day and try.
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coccomie\" post_id=\"1424016\" time=\"1417137299\" user_id=\"37267:
My daughter is the same and she's 3 now. Do you think over-stimulated can be the reason? Bcs my daughter reaaally loves to play and always wanting to know new things and play all the time that she refuses to sleep unless she's very tired/sleepy.
could be over-stimulated. Cut down on tv during the day and try.
Does anyone know game for training child's attention? -
Gya_Putri\" post_id=\"1934948\" time=\"1568253941\" user_id=\"180836:
Does she nap in the day? My dd is a bit like this and the naps they have to take at childcare really messes up her bedtime. She's 4 now and does wake up in the middle of the night but can put herself back to sleep - so don't despair.
My daughter is the same and she's 3 now. Do you think over-stimulated can be the reason? Bcs my daughter reaaally loves to play and always wanting to know new things and play all the time that she refuses to sleep unless she's very tired/sleepy.
Does anyone know game for training child's attention?
Otherwise, I think some kids are just not good sleepers - they're probably going to grow up into the kind of person who works hard and plays hard and does it all on 5 hours of sleep a night, on good nights (this is not necessarily a bad thing). -
hb\" post_id=\"1935009\" time=\"1568276946\" user_id=\"179788:
Her bedtime is always changing. Tried to rotate it and set a routine but only work for a week or two and it'll start rotating again. The thing is that she wants me to play with her during the night and not letting me sleep, causing me lacking of sleep. We don't have baby sitter, and I'm a working mom, so. My mom watch over her during the day and she always keep her awake and not letting her to have a nap. Even so she still have a lot of energy to play up till dawn. What did I do wrong?
Does she nap in the day? My dd is a bit like this and the naps they have to take at childcare really messes up her bedtime. She's 4 now and does wake up in the middle of the night but can put herself back to sleep - so don't despair.Gya_Putri\" post_id=\"1934948\" time=\"1568253941\" user_id=\"180836:
My daughter is the same and she's 3 now. Do you think over-stimulated can be the reason? Bcs my daughter reaaally loves to play and always wanting to know new things and play all the time that she refuses to sleep unless she's very tired/sleepy.
Does anyone know game for training child's attention?
Otherwise, I think some kids are just not good sleepers - they're probably going to grow up into the kind of person who works hard and plays hard and does it all on 5 hours of sleep a night, on good nights (this is not necessarily a bad thing).
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