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Bisque
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Mon, Nov 09 2015, 11:47 am
I have a 4 year old and an almost 3 year old. They keep coming out of their room every single night. I put them to sleep in their rooms and they come to my room by 12 or 1 every night. My dh is amazing and tries to bring them back to their beds. He even sleeps there with them a lot of nights...however this can't keep happening. They need to stay in their rooms!
I am trying a chart. After 20 nights they stay in their room till 5 am they get a sticker. (My son can tell time abd I gave him a clock to make sure ots past 5 am) After 10 nights they get a prize...it is not working.
I need more ideas what to do.
Thanks
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momX4
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Mon, Nov 09 2015, 11:54 am
Most little kids need instant rewards. Prepare 5 chocolate chips every night per child. Everytime they come out of bed they lose one. They can eat it after breakfast.
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amother
Bisque
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Mon, Nov 09 2015, 11:57 am
Op here. Thanks for the suggestions I will try it.
I hope it works. ...
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Iymnok
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Mon, Nov 09 2015, 12:01 pm
Daily reward in addition to a weekly/longer term reward.
Also praise them for listening when they go back to their room.
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mha3484
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Mon, Nov 09 2015, 12:19 pm
My almost 5 year old knows that he can get a hot chocolate in the morning if he wakes up dry or gets himself dressed and eats breakfast expediently. If he does both sometimes DH will get him a treat after school. DH and I are coffee drinkers so he likes to have a hot drink too.
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sprayonlove
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Mon, Nov 09 2015, 12:56 pm
I think 10 nights is to long a time for them to wait to receive a reward.
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amother
Bisque
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Mon, Nov 09 2015, 1:07 pm
Wow. Thanks for all the help. I did the 10 nights because I got them a specific toy they want really badly. They get to see it everyday but can't play with it til there r 10 nights. They helped me make the chart and also picked out the stickers.
If they stay all night....I do give them something special in the morning. I will have to do the instant thing in the morning and see if it helps.
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imasinger
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Mon, Nov 09 2015, 1:08 pm
Echoing what others have said.
You have to make the initial goal something that is achievable. Okay, try one night. If after 3 tries, there is no behavior change, try rewarding them for only coming out once per night, or for going right back to bed, or for staying in their rooms for 2 hours. Praise enthusiastically and reward the minimal behavior. Then, over time, once they have bought in and want to keep earning those rewards, gradually up the ante.
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amother
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Mon, Nov 09 2015, 11:33 pm
When I had this problem I talked to the kids during the day about how everybody has to sleep in their own beds at night (going through family member's names: Moishy sleeps in Moishy's bed, Yanky sleeps in Yanky's bed, etc). Then I locked my door at night and it didn't take more than a day or two for them to stop trying to come to me.
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