Anyone else have a one year old who won't sleep through the night?

Question

my one year old just won't sleep through the night he always wakes up for a bottle should I still give him one? Also how do you get your kids to play nicely with others and themselves? my son hits himself in the head!

Answer 1

At your son's age he doesn't need to eat during the night. That is a learned behavior he has acquired because he knows if he cries you will come and feed him. If you want him to sleep through the night, you need to let him cry it out in his crib. If he is uncontrollably crying and you are concerned, go in momentarily to reassure him but don't pick him up or give him a bottle. After about a week or so (depending on if he is stubborn) he should have learned to sleep all through the night. Sometimes at this age they have trouble soothing themselves back to sleep. Offer him a blanket or a stuffed animal he can use to comfort himself.

Answer 2

Both my kids were like this and I gave them a bottle and BF my daughter no no not a good idea. With my kids they were waking for the comfort of breast milk in my daughters case and milk in the bottle for my son. It was  a hard habit to break so do it now. At 14mos we did it with my daughter whom is the younger one and my son was still was 2 and waking like that so do it before he gets to use to it. My daughter at 14 mos wasn't too hard to break of this habit and slept wonderfully once we stopped the night time feedings:)

Answer 3

Lol! you are not alone! My son is 14 months and doesn't sleep through the night. He wakes up screaming at least 2 times a night. I've tried the whole "Crying it out" thing and it didn't work. Plus my son's in a toddler bed now so he just climbs out and roams the house. And when he gets frustrated he head butts the ground, people, etc. Pretty much whatever's in front of him!  I found this article that helped me out alot, hopefully it will do the same for you...

It may seem alarming, but head butting  -- like biting, hitting or tantrums  -- is usually just another way toddlers show frustration or anger, says Pamela High, M.D., professor of pediatrics at Brown Medical School, in Providence. Other times it's the result of roughhousing gone too far.

Kids tend to stop butting once they start speaking and can get your attention with their words instead of by force. Until then, to curb your headstrong child:

Don't laugh, no matter how funny your kid can look charging headfirst; you'll only encourage him. Instead, let him know that it hurts by saying "No, that is not allowed" very firmly whenever he does it. Then, focus on consoling the buttee so your child realizes his action won't grab your attention.

Distract him. Direct his attention somewhere else.

Help him communicate in other ways. When Miles would head-butt, Jordan made an obvious show of trying to figure out what it was that he wanted. "If he was near the fridge, I'd hold up different foods until he stopped. That helped."

Banish bad influences. TV and siblings' video games can be rife with violence, so make sure the entertainment in your toddler's line of vision is age appropriate. Also, avoid physical punishment, which only teaches him that aggression's an acceptable way to handle a problem.

My friends son used to hit himself in the head too. Fortunately they do grow out of it! :)

Good Luck & God Bless! & stay strong!!!

Answer 4

One of my children... my son did not sleep through the night until he was four and a half years old.  I hope that yours will sooner.

Answer 5

Try water, milk is ok but it can lead to bad teeth at a very young age.

As for not sleeping well, try shortening his naps throughout the day.

Hitting himself, a lot of babies go through that stage. they can't talk much yet and get frusterated, it's their way of showing emotion, much like crying.

Answer 6

best way is speaking with a sociologist

Answer 7

My daughter didn't sleep through the night until she was almost 2 years old.  She also kept waking up for bottles.  I believe it just became habit for her.

You can start giving him water in his bottle, and give him less and less every time until it becomes pointless to wake up for one.

Or just let him cry it out...  I think 1 year old is old enough to let him cry.  That's what I did with my daughter, it took probably a good week of her waking up and crying until she finally stopped waking up and crying for a bottle.

Good Luck ~

Answer 8

maybe you need to tire him out before you put him in bed of a night. also try putting him down as late as possible. this is what i did with my daughter (11 months old) and she sleeps through the night perfectly well now.

good luck =]