Help!!!! Preschooler and bedtime.

Mama2JadieAndNick

I put my 4 yr old daughter to bed before nine thirty pm. Which my bf and I agree is her summer bedtime. After a bath, a story, a tuck-in, hugs and kisses, a trip to the bathroom. Now.. She has been crying nonstop for 25 minutes and she is not showing any signs of stopping. If this is anything like the other night, it will go on thirty minutes before she stops. She has just recently started doing this, and I don't know if it's a cry for attention with the new baby coming or what. She gets all my attention throughout the day. But at night, she cries until she coughs, then cries more, then gets angry and screams, then cries again. I'm at my wit's end. My bf works nights.. She would never pull this if he was home, but apparently I'm the softy. My instinct is to ignore it and let her cry it out and not give in under any circumstances. She is big on negotiating so I do not want to go into her room or try to reason with her. She will eventually exhaust herself and go to sleep. But am I doing the right thing? ANY advice would be appreciated.

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lae3

yep you are.. just let her cry it out.. everytime you go in or negotiate you take a step back.. and your probably right about her regressing for attention.. i would say keep up the good work .. and when her crying is much less make sure you tell her how proud you are of her for not crying .. and being such a big girl.. about going to bed.. she will stop if she knows you wont give in.. good luck..

camommy

I did the same with my son at that age once he learned I wasn't going to give in he stopped. It took about a week. It was hard id take a book and sit in the hall near his room because he would also get out of bed and come out id pick him up put him in bed and leave with out saying a word or looking back. Seems mean but it worked great and he stayed in bed and stopprd screaming. I also put on a book on cd for him to listen to but if he cried or got up it got turned off.

brittbeck

She knows you will go in there, as long as nothing is wrong with her I would let her throw her fit because that's basically what's happening, my 4 year old daughter does this periodically if she has stayed at Grandmas and has gotten her way for a few nights. Stay strong!