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pre-schooler sleeping on the floor
My nearly 3YO son has been sleeping on the floor for about 9 months
now. We've discussed it with his pediatrician who says as long as he's sleeping it's no big deal. In fact, his pediatrician (who has a wonderful dry wit) said that he will certainly outgrow it, by the time he's married at least. It started when we tried to transition him from his crib (which he stayed in a lot longer than we expected) to a single sized bed. He refused to stay in there and ended up at the door screaming every night. After a couple of nights of this, he happily gathered up his stuffed animals, slid off the bed and laid down by the door as we were leaving. We bring up sleeping in the "big boy bed" periodically but don't push it since he's sleeping well and it hasn't affected him negatively. I'm comfortable with that but would love to hear from some other parents who have experienced this. How long did it last with your child? Were you able to find something that finally got them into bed or did they just do it on their own? |
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pre-schooler sleeping on the floor
My 7yo DD slept UNDER the toddler bed for months around age 2-3. Then she
slept in a sleeping bag on the floor. She now sleeps in the bed most of the time, but still sleeps on the floor in the sleeping bag or even in her beanbag chair at least a couple nights a week. Personally, it doesn't bother me at all. She's asleep, she doesn't care about the lack of comfortable sleeping space, so I don't worry about it at all. Tracey in CT "Tony Rice" wrote in message m... My nearly 3YO son has been sleeping on the floor for about 9 months now. We've discussed it with his pediatrician who says as long as he's sleeping it's no big deal. In fact, his pediatrician (who has a wonderful dry wit) said that he will certainly outgrow it, by the time he's married at least. It started when we tried to transition him from his crib (which he stayed in a lot longer than we expected) to a single sized bed. He refused to stay in there and ended up at the door screaming every night. After a couple of nights of this, he happily gathered up his stuffed animals, slid off the bed and laid down by the door as we were leaving. We bring up sleeping in the "big boy bed" periodically but don't push it since he's sleeping well and it hasn't affected him negatively. I'm comfortable with that but would love to hear from some other parents who have experienced this. How long did it last with your child? Were you able to find something that finally got them into bed or did they just do it on their own? |
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pre-schooler sleeping on the floor
"Tony Rice" wrote in message
m... My nearly 3YO son has been sleeping on the floor for about 9 months now. We've discussed it with his pediatrician who says as long as he's sleeping it's no big deal. In fact, his pediatrician (who has a wonderful dry wit) said that he will certainly outgrow it, by the time he's married at least. I'm comfortable with that but would love to hear from some other parents who have experienced this. How long did it last with your child? Were you able to find something that finally got them into bed or did they just do it on their own? For a long time, at about this age, our daughter Emma slept in the bed the wrong way. In other words, I had to put her pillow at the foot of the bed, she'd lay on top of the comforter, and then I'd fold the whole thing on top of her such that she slept on the bottom half of the bed with the sheets on top. Can you visualize what I mean? I think this gave her a comfy feeling of being more snugged in than rattling around in a big bed. It also gave her a sense of control -- yes, I am sleeping in the Big Girl Bed, but the way I want to, not the way everyone expects me to. Eventually she went to sleeping in the bed the right way, but I don't remember how long it took -- 8 or 9 months? A year? It's very dim in my mind (she's now 9). I suspect your kid wanting to sleep on the floor is a similar type thing. Rather than wanting to be snugged in, he doesn't want to fall out. And he wants a little control over the situation. I'd agree with the ped -- let him have his little eccentricity, and eventually he'll decide sleeping in the bed is more comfortable. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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pre-schooler sleeping on the floor
Tony Rice wrote:
My nearly 3YO son has been sleeping on the floor for about 9 months now. We've discussed it with his pediatrician who says as long as he's sleeping it's no big deal. In fact, his pediatrician (who has a wonderful dry wit) said that he will certainly outgrow it, by the time he's married at least. It started when we tried to transition him from his crib (which he stayed in a lot longer than we expected) to a single sized bed. He refused to stay in there and ended up at the door screaming every night. After a couple of nights of this, he happily gathered up his stuffed animals, slid off the bed and laid down by the door as we were leaving. We bring up sleeping in the "big boy bed" periodically but don't push it since he's sleeping well and it hasn't affected him negatively. I'm comfortable with that but would love to hear from some other parents who have experienced this. How long did it last with your child? Were you able to find something that finally got them into bed or did they just do it on their own? My nephew did this. I was convinced it was because he had an uncomfortable (it was old) mattress. Anyway, he slept on the floor, or the futon chair until he was about 6? 7? 8? He's 11 now and he sleeps on his bed. Now he sleeps in his day clothes so he doesn't have to waste time in the morning to change. It's always something... Jeanne |
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pre-schooler sleeping on the floor
Tony Rice wrote in :
[snip] I'm comfortable with that but would love to hear from some other parents who have experienced this. How long did it last with your child? Were you able to find something that finally got them into bed or did they just do it on their own? My kids went into a bed OK, but periodically they will want to sleep on floor in a sibling's room; sometimes the 7yo sleeps in the 5yo's room, sometimes the 5yo sleeps on the floor in the 7yo's room. After a week or two, they decide they want to sleep in their own bed again. -- Penny Gaines UK mum to three |
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