Kid Sleep In Your Bed. Mark on the calendar when the big day will be about a week after you decide your child is too big for. Convincing your child to sleep in his own bed can be a challenge once he s gotten into the habit of sleeping in your bed.
Encouraging your child to sleep in their bed after so long of sleeping in yours can take some time but the efforts are well worth it. As a compromise you could allow your child to sleep in your room but rather than in your bed have them sleep in a tent or camp out in your room. Elisa basora rovira m d a pediatrician specializing in sleep medicine at children s health and assistant professor at ut southwestern receives numerous questions about co sleeping from parents wanting their family to get the best sleep possible.
Whether your child refuses to fall asleep in his own bed or he ends up crawling into your bed halfway through the night kids who don t want to sleep alone can be persistent.
Fortunately there are some things you can do to. If you ve been sleeping with your kid since he was a baby expect a struggle about moving him into his own bed. Then slowly move the tent out of your room and into your child s room. Here s how to transition your child to sleep in his own bed all night.