How Do You Change From A Family Bed To Sleeping Alone?
Whether you planned to try attachment parenting and family beds, or you as a parent were just trying to get some sleep and retained the habit of having the kids all crash in bed with you, at some point the kids get bigger and the bed gets smaller. Here are some tips to help ease the adjustment from crowded bed to sleeping alone. Before you plan on taking any action, start talking to your kids about sleeping in their own rooms. Cite all the advantages to sleeping in their own private rooms. Let them know that they’re going to begin trying this new experiment. You may be met with some resistance. Face it, nobody wants their bedtime routines messed with, there’s a sense of comfort in the big old family bed. If you’re in no hurry, tell the kids they’re going to be spending one night a week in their own beds. If they stay in the bed the whole night, there can be some reward like ice cream or a toy. Start spending as much time in the child’s room with the child during the day as possible. Do
