How do I change 18 month old boys sleeping pattern?
I think the most important consideration here is that you and your wife need to come to an understanding about your son’s sleeping arrangement. Clearly, it wouldn’t be fair to him to introduce the idea of sleeping in his own bed, if your wife would be distressed by it. Children pick up very easily on their parents’ emotions. You need to find a compromise which make you both feel comfortable – for example, you might try setting a target age of having him sleep in his own bedroom and then have a period of transition for all of you to accomplish this goal gently and calmly. You might think of the age between 2 and 3 as transitioning to independent sleep, so that by age 3 he is sleeping comfortably in his own bed. Hopefully, by making a plan with your wife, it makes it easier for all of you to adjust. If you do decide that making this transition will be the right choice for your family, begin talking to your son about it now, by explaining to him how when he’s a little older, he’ll have hi
