2 year old - Cries himself to sleep every other night

[adamstgBit]

he cries and cries, throws stuff around, all because he doesn't want to go to bed, sometimes i want to smack him! ( i don't ... )

often i find him asleep on the floor next to his door

he's crying right now.........

holy fuck NEVER HAVE KIDS!

[myrkul]

Have you thought about asking him why he doesn't want to go to bed?

[FreeMoney]

He's 2, it's not like he's got to go to work in the morning, just let him play until he's tired.

[adamstgBit]

Have you thought about asking him why he doesn't want to go to bed?

he's not really talking yet, possible hearing problem... going to get that checked soon.
But i know why he doesn't want to go to sleep
he wants to play, watch tv and run around.

[Nolo]

He's 2, it's not like he's got to go to work in the morning, just let him play until he's tired.

Probably your best option.  Just let him play or cry himself out.  I've found telling them, "you don't have to go to sleep but you have to stay in your room" helps.  They'll go to sleep when they get tired.  Fighting with them is pointless.  You'll always lose.  

[Nolo]

Have you thought about asking him why he doesn't want to go to bed?

he's not really talking yet, possible hearing problem... going to get that checked soon.
But i know why he doesn't want to go to sleep
he wants to play, watch tv and run around.

Yep get the hearing checked immediately.  Some kids don't talk until later.  Not a huge deal.  But get the hearing checked, just to be sure. 

[myrkul]

Have you thought about asking him why he doesn't want to go to bed?

he's not really talking yet, possible hearing problem... going to get that checked soon.
But i know why he doesn't want to go to sleep
he wants to play, watch tv and run around.

Then let him. The trick is to do all that right before bedtime, so he's all tuckered out when it's time to go to bed. The twins may be my first kids, but they're not the first I've had to deal with.

[adamstgBit]

He's 2, it's not like he's got to go to work in the morning, just let him play until he's tired.

Probably your best option.  Just let him play or cry himself out.  I've found telling them, "you don't have to go to sleep but you have to stay in your room" helps.  They'll go to sleep when they get tired.  Fighting with them is pointless.  You'll always lose.  

ya that's what i end up doing... sometimes i read him a story and he falls asleep. but past few weeks that has not worked at all, and he ends up crying for 5 mins and then playing in his room till he falls asleep.

so this is normal... ok good to know 

Yep get the hearing checked immediately.  Some kids don't talk until later.  Not a huge deal.  But get the hearing checked, just to be sure. 

we are on the list to see some specialist, thank god for medicare.

[Yuhfhrh]

How can you start a thread like this without a picture of the kid?  I wanna see little Adam Jr.! 

[MrTeal]

We got a Gro-Clock for our 2 1/2 yr old after he started not wanting to stay in bed when his sister was born and he moved to a twin bed. It's helped.

[Bimmerhead]

My dad used to tell the story of when I would cry before bed every night.  Finally he said "I'll give you a reason to cry" and promptly spanked me.  After that I went to sleep every night without crying.

Of course some parents nowadays know better than their forebears and would never spank their kids.  Their presumption brings with it its own reward. 

[myrkul]

My dad used to tell the story of when I would cry before bed every night.  Finally he said "I'll give you a reason to cry" and promptly spanked me.  After that I went to sleep every night without crying.

Of course some parents nowadays know better than their forebears and would never spank their kids.  Their presumption brings with it its own reward. 

A child who respects, instead of fears, them?

[adamstgBit]

How can you start a thread like this without a picture of the kid?  I wanna see little Adam Jr.! 

Dereck


Frederick


Frederick has no problems sleeping 

[Yuhfhrh]

<3 I love the little adams.

[adamstgBit]

We got a Gro-Clock for our 2 1/2 yr old after he started not wanting to stay in bed when his sister was born and he moved to a twin bed. It's helped.

thanks, something to show the wife.

My dad used to tell the story of when I would cry before bed every night.  Finally he said "I'll give you a reason to cry" and promptly spanked me.  After that I went to sleep every night without crying.

Of course some parents nowadays know better than their forebears and would never spank their kids.  Their presumption brings with it its own reward.  

A child who respects, instead of fears, them?

sometimes i want to do this.... but in the end its not necessary. closing the door and letting him cry is just as effective.

<3 I love the little adams.

^^ future bitcoiners

[Yuhfhrh]

<3 I love the little adams.

^^ future bitcoiners

If you can get either of them to say bitcoin as their first word, and film it, I'll flip.  

[caffeinewriter]

If it really gets bad, consider seeing a pediatric behaviorist. It may be some behavioral problem if your current solution isn't feasible/working long term.

[cbeast]

All the previous advice is great. An old home remedy is a small sugar treat at bedtime. We called it sugar coma.

[caffeinewriter]

All the previous advice is great. An old home remedy is a small sugar treat at bedtime. We called it sugar coma.

For this, you may want to give some buffer, otherwise you'll have to deal with hyper child when you actually want to sleep. I'd say about an hour. Maybe more.

[payb.tc]

All the previous advice is great. An old home remedy is a small sugar treat at bedtime. We called it sugar coma.

where i'm from we call that a cavity.