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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
2yr won't sleep without someone there
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
2yr won't sleep without someone there
by jennamarie, Mar 12, 2007 12:00AM
My 2yr woke up the other night screaming her head off. She would not go back to sleep. Now she will not take her naps or sleep at night unless we stay with her until she falls asleep. If we are not there when she wakes up she screams her head off. We do not know why she is doing this or what to do to help. PLEASE HELP!
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Mar 13, 2007 12:00AM
, Mar 13, 2007 12:00AM
Studies of children's brain waves during sleep ha displayed that children begin dreaming from their earliest days. If your daughter was truly awake the other night, it is most likely she experienced a nightmare and this terrified her. She is now responding to the scare that she received, and understandably she is associating it with bedtime/sleep. While it's fine to be assuring and supportive, refarin from developing the habit of staying with her until she falls asleep. If you allow that pattern to develop, you'll be living with it for years. Over time, this acute reaction will wane and disappear. But for now you're going to have to adopt a 'bite the bullet' approach.
Member Comments (4)
by MyGirls, Mar 12, 2007 12:00AM
I have this same problems if you get any good opinons please pass them on. we have tried letting her take couple of stuffed animals to bed and her baby sister sleeps there and she still wants mommy or daddy in her room ALL NIGHT....
by jennamarie, Mar 12, 2007 12:00AM
To: One Trick
Well, Today my mom was watching her and she did the same thing when she went down for her nap. This time my mom decided to leave the door open a little instead of closing it. It worked and she slept 3 hours. I am trying it tonight. It might be working, however, now I feel like I have to be super quiet around the house. Good luck
by jennamarie, Mar 13, 2007 12:00AM
To: Response
Well, I tried to bite the bullet to the point that she made herself sick and throw up. I cannot go thru that each time. Keeping the door open helps a little bit, but as soon as she wakes she wants to see me and then she will go back to sleep. Maybe this will pass as you say. I hope sooner than later. Do you think she wants to be in a bed and not her crib? She has climbed out once and we tried the bed at my mother-in-laws house and that was a nightmare.
