How to get my son to sleep in a his new bed and not his crib?

Question

ok so my son is 17 almost 18 months and i bought him a toddler bed to sleep in because i want to start potty training him and i was thinking how is he going to get out of bed at night if he's still in his crib? So, i bought him a little cheap toddler bed incase it was too soon i could take it back. So, lastnight was the tes,t i took his crib out of his room while he was taking a bath (and yes he was being supervised by someone else other than myself) so i set up his new bed and when he got done taking a bath he was really excited about finding his new bed. So, around 9 lastnight he fell asleep in it! yay! I WAS so happy so then whenever my husband and I go to bed i always leave our bedroom door open and his as well. So, I woke up lastnight to my son in bed with us!!! Lately he would cry in his crib and sometimes i would put him in bed with us. So he takes a nap everyday and he did not want to sleep in his bed! he wanted to sleep in my room! WHAT SHOULD I DO? IS HE TOO YOUNG 4 A BED??

Answer 1

Bedtime period. His own bed.

Answer 2

Your first mistake was letting him sleep in your bed in the first place. Little ones tend to get attached to that.

Try getting him excited about the big boy bed. Read him a story before you tuck him in, and maybe try a special teddy bear that will 'keep him safe' and out of your bed.

Personally I think 17 months is a little too young for a toddler bed. My daughter is the same age and I wouldn't dream of trying to get her to stay in a big kid bed untill she's two.

Answer 3

absolutley not.  I am a mother of a 21 month old, and I honestly wished I would have started getting him to sleep in his own bed earlier than the when we started at 18 months.  

Sometimes, I crawl into bed with him in his toddler bed, and right before he falls asleep i get out of his bed, to know that it is okay for him to sleep in his big boy bed without mommy...and whenever he does get up in the middle of the night crying to come to bed with us, I get up and put him back in his bed.  If you put him in your bed, he may seem to think that it's okay to sleep with mommy and daddy....Hope this helps ~*Kim*~

Answer 4

tell him if he wants to sleep in your room he has to sleep on the floor with a pillow and blanket. over a week or two, slowly take away the blanket or pillow and as it gets more uncomfortable he will start to go back to his own bed and sleep in there. it worked for my sister and she never sleeps in my parents room any more. hope this helps :D good luck

Answer 5

sounds like a cute kid,lol

i'd just let him sleep in whatever bed he wanted, eventually he will want his own bed, he is probably scared ever thought of that??!

Answer 6

I just recently put my 18 month old girl into a toddler bed.  We had to keep her door closed so she wouldn't wander around and get hurt in the night.  She would get up and play (we could hear her) but when she got tired enough, she'd just go back to her bed on her own.  Potty training might have to wait until he's comfortable in his own bed.  Many kids will still come into your room until they are much older, but it's something you have to help them with.  

When they are a little older, you could use bribes.  (Yes, bribes.)  If they can sleep in their room for a whole week, that weekend they can ask a friend to sleep over.  Whatever you do, just keep trying.  Giving in will make them think they can keep getting away with it.

Answer 7

Nope your son is the right age for a big boy bed. You just have to be consistent with him. If he gets out of his bed and hops in yours, put him back in bed till he stays. If he's in yours when you wake up in the middle of the night put him back in bed. Eventually he'll stop.

Answer 8

your lil one may not be ready for it yet and may not be ready for the potty training thing yet eaither put his crib back if he is more cofterble with that or gt a gate

Answer 9

It depends alot on the child.  Every child is different.  All you can do is give it a try.  When you wake up and he is in your bed, pick him up and take him back to his.  If you do this consistently, he will learn that his bed is where he is supposed to be.

Answer 10

make him WANT to sleep in his bed. call it the "big boy bed" and emphasize what an honor it is to sleep there. if you still have the crib give him the option to choose between his regular old baby crib or the brand new big boy bed. tell him it's okay if he's not old enough for a real bed yet.

Answer 11

my daughter is 21 months and is in a crib. Potty training is better after 2. especially for boys. Boys potty train very late. Some get trained by 3-4. My son finally was potty trained at 3.

As for it being too early, it maybe a bit too early if he is not climbing out of his crib.

If he is sleeping with you he may never want to get back to sleeping by himself.you may want to consider putting his crib back.

Oh and for the night potty training .. its always one the the last things to be done. Because they are asslep they still pee and they may not get up to go potty this early. So you can still try to potty train him , and he can still be in a crib.

potty training takes time to master.

Answer 12

He's training you and not the other way around.  Don't let him in your bed to sleep or he'll never want to sleep all night in his bed.

Answer 13

it will be a transition for him, and it won't be over night. it could be  week or a few weeks. but i actually had a crib that turned into a toddler bed so my son slept in that till his sister was born, and then we got him a big ful size bed. i didn't want him to fall out of bed so the full size bed was ideal esp cause we can climb in with him if he needs us and we are not uncomfortable. But he is 4 now, and still sneaks in bed with us. i have had many of those waking up moments and he is there w/o us even knowing!!

Answer 14

sleep wit him 4 a couple of nights like in a sleeping bag until he gets used to it

Answer 15

i think with u putting him in your bed while he was still in his crib crying,... has made him think it's ok to come in your bed during the night... rather than letting him stay in your bed take him straight back to his own bed...he may cry and u may have to do this several times... but he'll soon get the idea that this is his bed. even if this does take a few times to do as long as you're consistant it will work out in the end, u just need a little patience... good luck !

Answer 16

Make going to bed "in a big boy bed" a fun event.