We had a problem in our house... a 5 years old, middle of the night problem. LG would climb into our bed at night, and proceed to turn from a sweet little boy into a wiggly octopus... arms and legs moving every which way and ending up in our face/back/stomach/all of the above! We (i.e. the Hubby and I) were not sleeping.. and were waking up grumpy! We tried SO many things to stop these late night visits... bribes, walking him back to his room EVERY TIME, having HIM walked back to his room ALONE, etc... nothing took. Until we figured that it was time for a MAJOR change... one that was right under our nose..and on our door all along... the lock!! Simple enough, but it was very difficult (especially for yours truly!) but I was tired and ready to try.
The first night: LG came to our door, tried to open it, screamed, banged on the door and then ran back to his room... I got up and met him in his room, explained that mommy and daddy need their own bed, and LG needs his own bed.. that we ALL sleep better and then can have better days. Hugged him and told him that I loved him and went back to my room, with a locked door. About an hour later, he returned and repeated the above... I was starting to think that this wasn't going to work. BUT.. the following night was better (only 1 time) and the night after that ZERO times!
Sometimes, changes are not what we think is best, but in the end, they are changes that are needed.
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