Kaden has been coming into our room every single night for the past month or so scared. He said he's scared of a monster....typical.
Bryce didn't really go through this. Now he sleeps like a rock and is exactly like a cranky teenage boy in the morning....needless to say, he loves his sleep and would rather do anything than have to get up in the middle of the night. Kaden, however, is going through some funk. and not to mention him waking me up, not closing the door behind him and leaving the lights on. I end up getting up and dealing with it every night and it's such a pain. Matt would but he wakes up at 4:30a for work every morning. Anyway we told him he's not allowed to come in anymore and that there are no monsters yada yada, but he still comes in and honestly, at 1 in the morning, it's easier to just let him sleep in my room than have to walk him back to his and deal with him crying and waking everyone else up....
WHAT DO I DO? ANY SUGGESTIONS?
i LOVE this boy. i hate that he's scared but he's 5 and a half and this waking me up every night is getting old.
Maybe its time.
5 years ago
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Eventually he'll get over it. Tell him if he comes into your room he is to sleep on the floor and not to wake you up. Maybe that's bad advice, I don't know. I just got so tired of getting woken up when Todd came in our room that's what I did. Some mornings I'd wake up and he's be on the floor and I had a wonderful nights sleep because he didn't wake me up. I honestly can't remember the last time he came in our room because I think they go through phases. Try a night light. Todd sleeps with this ghetto santa light every night.
Hey Sarah! Connie here :) Was so great seeing you this morning! My Alex, who's almost 5, doesn't like sleeping in his room much either. Every night when we pray, we are sure to include "please bless Alex's room that there won't be any monsters". I also promise him every night that I will come & check on him to make sure that he's OK while he's sleeping. I always wake up in the middle of the night anyways, so I do as I promise. And then I tell him that if he doesn't stay in his bed, I'm going to close his door all the way. I've done this a couple of times and he knows I'm not playing. If nothing else, get yourself some "monster spray" (room deodorizer spray and cover it with some decorated monster construction paper) and have him spray his room down before he goes to bed. :) Good luck to ya! PS - email me your email addy so that I can invite you to my blog! acmconstant@hotmail.com
I like the prayer idea, and sweet music helped Syd. Of course she'd just cry as she was going to sleep, but I felt like it helped her not to be scared - she does fall asleep without crying now (maybe it's age, whatever). Anyway, a night light, CD player on low with that "A Child's Prayer" music ready to go. Tell him to turn it on if he wakes up scared. The spirit will drive any monsters away.. :) My two cents (for what it's worth, but then again, I don't have a 5 year old...)
Well it looks like you have already received some great suggestions and advice things that you could do. I have to admit that when our oldest went through that stage, we would just send her back to bed and I honestly regretted that. By the time the youngest came along and was going through that, we just let her make a pillow bed on the floor and she slept many nights there until she finally grew out of it. We didn't have the problem of lights being left on everywhere but the night light is a good idea even if you decide to let him sleep in your room, that way you can just go back to sleep. It's so common for children to wake up in the middle of the night and be scared. You never know what they may have seen that comes back to haunt them but because it is to traumatizing for them, we came to the conclusion that it was better for them in the long run to just sleep in our room where they could feel secure until they out grew it. It took a while with Mary but she has grown up to be a pretty secure young lady with no repercussions from sleeping in our room. Hope that helps.
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i totally agree it is easier to let them just stay in your room but i know how much that sucks. sorry i dont have any advice for you. good luck with that though :)
I guess maybe I'm just a mean mom, but I would rather not have my kids sleep in my room. You might just have to try a few things before you find what works. Have you guys dedicated your house yet? Maybe you can have and FHE lesson and dedicate your house. I'm not sure if that would be too far over his head or not...I also agree with the other suggestions; night light, monster repellent (they actually make that). You might also want to give him a list of alternatives if he wakes up in the night, things that are acceptable like getting a drink and reading himself a book.
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