Jakob has always gone to sleep very easily in the evenings and we have never had to sit with him when he goes to sleep. He has been quite happy laying there on his own talking and singing until he goes to sleep. That has now changed. About a month ago we moved him from his cot to a matress on the floor and the first few weeks went extremly well. He used to run in, jump in to bed and tell us got go out after only one or two songs. About 2 weeks he started wanting us to stay in there and the last week we have had to stay with him for over an hour before he goes to sleep. It is really nice and cosy because he keeps his arms wrapped around my neck and wants to be so close, but at the same time it doesn't feel good to have to be in there for a long time every evening. Today I tried a new method to change this habit. I prepared him during the day that I was going to sing 2 songs and then leave and he seemed ok with it. Of course when I did it tonight he started crying and didn't want me to leave. I went in and out about 10 times giving him a kiss and a hug and talked to him every time. After ten times I told him that I was going to the toilet but would come back. That was no problem and he was happy when I came in again. Then I kept leaving and coming back about 5 times, extending the time I stayed outside the room every time. He had no problem with me leaving the room when I said I was coming back, and I made sure that I went in there again to show him that he can trust me. All up it took about an hour tonight but at least he fell asleep happily when I wasn't in the room. We will keep doing this for a while and see if it works. If not we will try something else or just take a few weeks or months to be in there with him until he goes to sleep.Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sleep
Jakob has always gone to sleep very easily in the evenings and we have never had to sit with him when he goes to sleep. He has been quite happy laying there on his own talking and singing until he goes to sleep. That has now changed. About a month ago we moved him from his cot to a matress on the floor and the first few weeks went extremly well. He used to run in, jump in to bed and tell us got go out after only one or two songs. About 2 weeks he started wanting us to stay in there and the last week we have had to stay with him for over an hour before he goes to sleep. It is really nice and cosy because he keeps his arms wrapped around my neck and wants to be so close, but at the same time it doesn't feel good to have to be in there for a long time every evening. Today I tried a new method to change this habit. I prepared him during the day that I was going to sing 2 songs and then leave and he seemed ok with it. Of course when I did it tonight he started crying and didn't want me to leave. I went in and out about 10 times giving him a kiss and a hug and talked to him every time. After ten times I told him that I was going to the toilet but would come back. That was no problem and he was happy when I came in again. Then I kept leaving and coming back about 5 times, extending the time I stayed outside the room every time. He had no problem with me leaving the room when I said I was coming back, and I made sure that I went in there again to show him that he can trust me. All up it took about an hour tonight but at least he fell asleep happily when I wasn't in the room. We will keep doing this for a while and see if it works. If not we will try something else or just take a few weeks or months to be in there with him until he goes to sleep.
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Hej hela familjen!
Fantastiskt fina bilder fran Lulea!!! Vi blir nastan sugna att flytta dit till snon och solen!!!!
Kramar Josefina m familj
Hej! ni är så välkomna :-)
Hoppas i alla fall att ni kan komma och hälsa på snart.
KRam Anna
Hej!
Verkar som ni hittat en bra metod. Tror oxå det är viktigt att de kan lita på en, att man kommer tillbaka om man säger att man ska göra det. Jag har kört med minuttricket när Elvin är otålig o inte kan vänta. -Pappa kommer om två minuter, blir det bra? Ja, säger han oftast, men ibland vill han förhandla. För att han skulle få en uppfattning om hur länge en minut, elelr fem minuter är så har jag till en början använt äggklockan. När den ringer så måste jag helt enkelt hålla mitt löfte o komma. Samma sak när man är hos någon o vill åka hem. Om fem minuter ska vi åka, blir det bra? Ja. Funkar oftast, men ibland blir det såklart bråkigt ändå.
Vi läser alltid en bok för Elvin, o har gjort sen han var pytteliten, det har liksom blivit ritualen. När boken är slut, säger vi gonatt, o han brukar i princip alltid somna lugnt själv.
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