My 2 year old son wont sleep?

Question

I recently bought him a big boy bed and he has been great in it for about 2 weeks now. Recently he will not go to sleep. I have NEVER had this prob with him befor he was always such a good sleeper he went right down even when i switched from crib to bed. Last night he cried from 2 am till 7 am the only way he would stop is if i slept with him and i deff dont want to start doing that! I have made it this far. He is two I find it weird for him to just suddenly start doing this. PLEASE help me im tiredddd LOL

Answer 1

Do you give him a warm bath before bed, then read and rock for awhile and maybe a cuddly toy like a wind up that plays music. He's probably recressing a little but just keep up telling him he's a big boy and when he wakes up in the middle of the night, rock him a little or rub his back, give him some water and reassure him everything is fine. he'll get back into routine soon.

Try taking naps when he does in the day if you can and don't let him sleep too late in day naps. i put mine to bed at 8;30 pm so he takes nap at 12:30 to 2:30 no later than 3 pm so he will sleep at night.

Answer 2

Try a CD player (with out earphones) with a lullaby CD and put it on repeat.  That worked for my 4 year old.

Answer 3

Try  sing to him or rock him to get him to sleep. That helped with me.

Answer 4

Sounds like night terrors to me! Children that age can get them and get scared. Its most likely a phase and it wont harm him to sleep with you for a few nights. Since he has been an established sleeper then its not an issue to let him sleep a few nights with you. Teething  can also cause a lot of aches especially when they are getting the big molars in the back of their mouth, those ache and it hurts to sleep flat on a bed with a aching molar trying to come in. Check and see if thats the cause.

If he is having night terrors you should allow him to be with you at night at least until he feels safe again alone. You can explain to him that its not real and that its just a dream. Maybe put in a night light or surround him with his favorite comfort items like his bear or blanky or anything that makes him feel safe. I think if you spend a few nights in his room with him then he will be ok after a while. Either way, he needs to sleep and you do too.