How do I keep my 4 yr old out of my bed?

I am going to lock the door . I am so tired and upset. I can not get any sleep and my husband keeps letting her in the bed.can I lock the door?

Answer #1

A gate sounds like a good plan. Also I agree with Phrannie about the husband being the major problem. Achild that age can only get away with what a parent lets them. I dont agree with locking the door because there may be an emergency at some point that calls for your child to enter the room, or yell for you and you will never forgive yourself if something happened. I understand your desperation though. After putting the gat up you may still lose some sleep but the best thing you can do is put her in bed, if she comes to the gate, NO MATTER WHAT dont look in her direction. Act like you are unable to interact with her through that gate. This may take a few days, but in the end she’ll realise she can’t manipulate the situation any more and give up. Hope this helps atleast a little. Put a foot up your husbands butt too! Tell him if he feels the need to sleep with her so bad he can go to her room and have a “sleep over”! :)

Answer #2

Sounds to me like you’d better talk to hubby first. He’s the problem not the child. You both have to be on the same page for this to work…use a gate, don’t lock the door…that would be scary to a child who’s used to being able to just come in at will. at least with a gate, she can see you.

Then walk her back to her own bed, and tell her she has to sleep there. Plan on getting little sleep yourself for a couple of nights. No pain…no gain.

p

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