Hi @Christine –
Thanks for writing! I’m sorry that you’re struggling with your toddler’s sleep, and especially that he’s climbing out of his crib too! That makes it so much tougher!! We’d love to help!
This article is a great place to start:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/toddlers/toddler-climbing-out-of-crib-tips/

For additional help, I would recommend that you consider our e-Book, The 5 Step System to Better Toddler Sleep. It is written specifically to help parents of toddlers with all different types of sleep issues. The book includes a number of detailed sample schedules, sleep planning worksheets and sleep logs, and more!

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We hope that this is helpful Christine, and please let us know if you have additional questions at any time! We’d love to help you get better sleep right away!

Hi @Belina!
Thank you for writing to us! Sorry to hear that you’re having naptime struggles with your 2 year old! This is VERY common, so you’re not alone!! We call this a “nap strike” and they are common for our toddlers!! Keep offering those naps, and don’t give up on them yet! And just as you have – on days where she skips the nap, offer an earlier bedtime to help with overtiredness. You may also want to let her know that even if she doesn’t fall asleep, that this is rest time, and give her a set time before you’ll come and get her up. This may help her to not fight it as much, and hopefully allow her to fall asleep. If things don’t smooth out, please contact us for more help! Hang in there Belina!

Thanks for sharing @Tash!!

I had the same issue with my toddler. I put a child gate on her door and there was one night that she woke up and cried and I put her back to bed. One night where she had fallen asleep on the floor by the gate but after those two she now doesn’t bother getting out of bed because she can see the gate and knows she can’t get out.
Hope that helps.

Hi @Marcus – Thanks for writing to us! Sorry to hear that you’re struggling with the same toddler sleep issues with your 2 year old!
For help with this, I’d recommend that you consider our e-Book, The 5 Step System to Better Toddler Sleep. The book includes a number of detailed sample schedules, as well as an explanation of the various sleep issues such as this one, and how you can handle it, step by step! It also contains several sleep planning worksheets and sleep logs.
You can find out more about this, and order the e-Book directly online here:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/5-step-system-toddler/
PLease contact us if you need any additional help at any time, and thanks again for writing to us Marcus!

His routine and schedule are completely consistent every night. Bath, story time and bed time. Naps at school everyday. No Major changes Or adjustments. Not potty training yet and Still in crib. Recently started having night terrors once in a while and waking up more frequently at night. Usually at least two times once asleep.

I have same issue with my two year old. He will lay down and go right to sleep at bed time or when he wakes up in middle of night (if) I lay on floor or sit in chair until he is asleep. Tried the keep coming back every few minutes and he cries less but more than 30 days in and he still cries every night and fights it unless I am in room and it has to be me for some reason he will not lay down or calm down to sleep for my wife and gets mad if she tries to sit in his room or lay on floor next to crib. It has to be me so I give in and stay with him just because he sleeps better and does not fight sleeping if I do so and is instantly at peace and calm if I am with him. He says night night daddy like he thinks bed time is an “us” thing not a him thing. Assume this is were problem stems but after 30 days and him still crying when I leave room it’s just easier to lay on floor or sit in chair to comfort him

Hi Courtney,
Thank you for writing! I hope your little one is feeling better, though I’m sorry you’re now struggling with getting him back to sleeping independently. You might like our article on transitioning to the bed gently: https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/co-sleeping-transition-how-to/
We also have a lot of resources on moving away from co-sleeping in our VIP Members Area, if you need more help: https://www.babysleepsite.com/diy
Best of luck!