Nighttime sleep problems

[playfelt]

Maybe try suggesting something like ok that he wakes up but he has to do something in bed not get up and play. As long as the child stays in bed he is more likely to fall asleep or at least his body is resting more. He is old enough to stay in his room if he wakes in the night, to have a gate at his door and his room childproofed so he can play in there unsupervised.

When did they move him from crib to bed or have they?

[sunnydays]

I don't know for sure, but am almost 100% sure he is still in his crib as he only started walking a few months ago and although he does climb, he seems overall much younger than he is (no real talking either). He is babied a lot, especially by the dad, so I think they just kind of treat him the same as when he woke up as a tiny baby...they haven't realized there is a difference and he does not need to be up!

Maybe try suggesting something like ok that he wakes up but he has to do something in bed not get up and play. As long as the child stays in bed he is more likely to fall asleep or at least his body is resting more. He is old enough to stay in his room if he wakes in the night, to have a gate at his door and his room childproofed so he can play in there unsupervised.

When did they move him from crib to bed or have they?

[playfelt]

He is babied a lot, especially by the dad, so I think they just kind of treat him the same as when he woke up as a tiny baby...they haven't realized there is a difference and he does not need to be up!

That is so the problem with the child I have. He was a year the beginning of Sept. His mouth MUST have the soother in it and he drags this bunny cloth thing around with him and even now if he lets go of it he will either wail his head off or shake and shudder in nervous desperation. He can't talk and doesn't even babble cause the mouth is full and he can't play cause he only has one hand. On top of being babied - youngest of 3 kids and other two are a handful - he has the soother/bunny issues to deal with.