My 2 year old boy won't stop crying all night long... won't stay in bed either...?

Question

My 2 year old boy won't stop crying all night long... won't stay in bed either...?

Answer 1

ask him what is wrong , maybe it is the room itself how long has he slept there when did this start .try repositioning his bed or can he sleep in another room .best of luck.

Answer 2

At 2 you should be able to ask them what is causeing the crying. Nightmares or night terrors? Heat causing discomfort?

Answer 3

I had the same problem with my son until he was about 3 1/2.  He is such an active child, and has always been concerned that he will miss out on something when he falls asleep.  We really started having problems when we transitioned him from crib to bed because then he could just get out.  We had a struggle every night to get him to stay in his bed.  I read so many books on this topic.  Supernanny was the best advice:  Keep putting him back to bed without saying anything to him.  It might be tiresome, but it worked after awhile.  When he got older we started taking things away from him if he got out of bed (i.e. his favorite blanket and stuffed animals he slept with). This worked too. A friend of mine is going through the same thing right now with her 2 year-old.  They have put a gate in his doorway.  He gets out of bed and stands next to the gate, crying for her.  She ignores him, and he usually falls asleep on the floor.  She puts him back in his bed when he's asleep.

Answer 4

Have you tried a nightlight?

Answer 5

could be teeth big back molars comeing through can be very painful, can he tell you whats wrong? is he scared of the dark? try a few simple solutions, leaving on night light etc , haveing bedtime routine, bath, story cuddles etc, if all this fails see you child health clinic

Answer 6

My son did this a couple weeks ago when he was coming down with hand-foot-mouth disease.  At the time, he didn't even have a fever yet.  He wasn't able to tell me what was wrong, but it was very unlike him.  We just brought him into bed with us for a couple nights and it didn't cause a bad habit or anything.  Give him some Motrin before bed tonight and see if that helps.

Answer 7

Oh poor thing, if he has his own room it's a nice idea to spend lots of time playing in there during the day so he can become accustomed to his room and begin to see it as a nice place to be where he can have fun.

When this is established begin a night time routine of bath time at 7pm, pyjamas on by 7.30pm and in to bed by 7.45pm with a nice relaxing story to be read. Stay with him until he goes to sleep and each night gradually move a little further away from him so that every night you move a foot closer to the door and eventually you will be able to put him to bed and walk out with out many problems.

Be prepared for this to take a while, sleeping problems can't be solved in one night so take a book or something (quiet) to do while you are waiting for him to drop off to sleep.

Answer 8

Give him a teddy bear to sleep with.

Answer 9

try asking him what's wrong.  I sometimes had to ask my little girl in a few different way to get a straight answer.  start with the cupboard and eliminate all the things it isn't.  

My girl also went through a bout of hysterics at night that just wouldn't stop.  I finally looked at her food and as it was summer had been giving her a little benign looking yoghurt iceblock after dinner.  I think it was colouring 102 or 103.  I've avoided it ever since and never had the problem again.