Desperate - WHAT do I do?

[book_lover]

Laura will NOT go to sleep, no idea why. DH and I both saying we need to go to bed (hope we don't fight over it). DH has given up and come down, she is running round her room AGAIN (she's in a toddler bed).

I can't be up there as I'm scared I will lose it. Should we leave her to run round til she falls asleep in the room somewhere even if it means her crying it out? How long might it take though?

Only thing is maybe she is excited about going away tomorrow, only for 1 night although she thinks it's for longer I think.

WHAT can we do????????

this is so unlike her.

xxx

[Julesb]

I'd leave her if you can hack the crying for a while.

Sometimes i think the more you try to comfort them the more pissed off they get and the longer they continue.

I really hope she falls asleep for you soon. :higgies:

[Diddlum]

I think you need to just leave her.

[Sazzle]

Only thing is maybe she is excited about going away tomorrow, only for 1 night although she thinks it's for longer I think.



Gawd, what a nightmare :brainache:

Can you tell her that only girls who go nicely to sleep get to go away tomorrow? Obviously I have no idea what I am talking about so please disregard, but that is the only thing I can think of apart from leaving her to it?

Hope she wears herself out soon :hug:

[book_lover]

Sazzle, tried that, perhaps it just made her think about it more? xxx

[WeeBird]

Bookie, you and your DH should just go to bed. The house will be quiet and she will realise that all her runningaround the room is not going to get your attention and you are not coming in there and she will give up.

As for the "when?" question - well how long is a piece of string :lol: Some kids just have more staying power than others. I do know that once you have taken the decision to ignore her behaviour ther is no going back (unless her screaming changes to real in pin distress in which case I would obviously go legging it in as would anyone else). It's a hard lesson learnt - for you all I'm afraid ( I remember it vividly and it was horrid) but worth starting as you mean to go on. Pandering to this behaviour will only make her repeat it.

Good Luck

[Sazzle]

Sazzle, tried that, perhaps it just made her think about it more? xxx

Hmm, told you I didn't know what I was talking about :oops:

Hope she goes off soon, leaving her to it seems to be the general concensus :brainache:

Have a ncie day tomorrowic

[SnaffleFox]

:nod: I'd leave her to it hon. It's not like she'll annoy the neighbours if she's crying!
Hope she falls asleep soon :higgies:
Phone me if you're going demented xx

[alex]

Bookie, you and your DH should just go to bed. The house will be quiet and she will realise that all her runningaround the room is not going to get your attention and you are not coming in there and she will give up.

As for the "when?" question - well how long is a piece of string :lol: Some kids just have more staying power than others. I do know that once you have taken the decision to ignore her behaviour ther is no going back (unless her screaming changes to real in pin distress in which case I would obviously go legging it in as would anyone else). It's a hard lesson learnt - for you all I'm afraid ( I remember it vividly and it was horrid) but worth starting as you mean to go on. Pandering to this behaviour will only make her repeat it.

Good Luck

WSS - :agree:

:hug: bookie - go to bed!

[book_lover]

It's all gone fecking tits up. I turned the light out as advised on the other thread. (never do that, usually on dimmer) she screamed for a bit, then DH screamed at me and stormed off saying great fecking anniversary and he hates me, a good friend prob. hates me cos I defended myself in a post, DH thinks we will habve made her terrified of the dark. In pieces :cry:

xxx

[book_lover]

Oh ans I turned the lights off for nothing because DH has gone yup there and put them back on again

xxx

[SnaffleFox]

:higgies: :higgies: :higgies: anything I can do to help, at all? xx

[book_lover]

not really sweetheart but thank you so much for offering :flowers:

I have made several people hate me, not sur4e what I can do about that.

xxx

[alex]

Nobody hates you sweetie :hug: :hug: try not to let it upset you too much :kiss:

[WeeBird]

:higgies:They don't hate you and you have done nothing wrong.

Lots of kids go through this stage and it is nothing that you have done. How long it lasts is where you can make the difference but your DH will have to be standing next to you on this one for it to have any impact.

Have another one :higgies:

[SnaffleFox]

NObody hates you :happyno: :happyno: :happyno:

:higgies: :higgies: :higgies: xx

[book_lover]

thanks honey. I need to sign off, take some paracetomols for my crying headache and see if I can patch things up with DH. He is so angry I was tapping away on Damsels/

xxx

[book_lover]

thanks snaffle :flowers:

xx

[Miss Frosty]

thanks honey. I need to sign off, take some paracetomols for my crying headache and see if I can patch things up with DH. He is so angry I was tapping away on Damsels/

xxx

Big hugs hun :hug: and hope you and DH sort it out before bed. As I said on the other thread, today is another day :wink:

[Velvet Chain]

Try to get some sleep Bookie, things always seem worse when you are tired.

:higgies:

VC

[SnaffleFox]

Take the paracetamol, a large glass of water. Get M out of L's room. Tell her it's bedtime, the last time, and tell M you just want to go to bed together and not fight. Have a big cuddle xx