Moving my boys into the same room?

Wow, it was wierd reading this, as I moved my two boys together, who were 4 and 2 at the time, so we could move my newborn daughter into her own room, and it was my 2 year old that had a speech delay. Wierd!

Anyways - I wasn't 100% sure which boy had the issue when I read this... but either way, just stay consistent - he will get used to it. I found with my boys, it worked best if I put them to bed at the same time. I read them both a story, then it was lights out. We did have some drama or another for no more than one week - then they settled in fine, and it was the best thing I did - they're 6 and 4 now, and LOVE sharing a room, and its been really good for my son with the speech delay, as they talk in the morning when they first wake up. Anyways, just keep doing what you are doing, be reassuring, try to stay calm, and give it a few more days and he will get used to it.

Hey, if all else fails... we had one particularly rough night that we bribed the boys with promises of new toys if they settled down - it worked well, its worth a shot if you get desperate!

Good luck!!

First of all...when kids are attached to rooms, expect a nuthouse. When I was little (im the youngest)...my 2 older sisters shared a room and I got a room to myself. Then my oldest sister got the room I was in, and I was bumped in with my middle sister and we fought like crazy all the time threatening each other.......

Seriously think on making a third room so when they grow older each kid has their own private room.......it gives them an individualism-feel to it.

Tell the child that his brother's right there....and if anything is wrong...you tell your brother.....or something where its like he's assigned a mission to sleep in this room and that if you sleep in this room all the monsters will be scared of you and you will sleep great at night!!! I dont know to be honest....but try to put some imagination....or maybe a reward....if he sleeps well for a night...treat him in the morning with some kind of favorite breakfast or what not.....

good luck

structure . ,,structure and more of the same. It has to be consistent dinner at 6, winding down time, bath at 7 story time at 7:30 and bed at 8:00 no matter what is going on you have to make sure you at home to do the routine every day to make it work .

they will cry and pout and complain for a bit but by the 2nd week they will be straight.

LEGALLY there is not any age, morally this is while the oldest new child is 10! i comprehend this by using fact we owned our own 2bed homestead & as quickly as we tried to get on the housing sign up we've been instructed there is not any criminal criminal duty to homestead us yet morally it is not relatively useful! additionally a new child can sleep interior an identical room as their mom and dad until they seem to be a twelve months previous! WE in basic terms qualified on overcrowding factors by using fact we had 4 toddlers in a million mattress room & in basic terms had a living room/diner & kitchen downstairs! WE additionally had an identical arguement with social centers by using fact they stated it wasnt desirable to have 4 toddlers in a million room while a million of them replaced right into a boy! luckily we are actually finally in a three mattress homestead!

i recently did the same thing with my 2 and 4 year old. new baby coming too. the first night i let them go to sleep with the light on and that helped a bit, i them took them both to the shop and had tham choose a new blanket and lamp each and i let tham have their books in there too. they muck around a bit and my older one sometimes says no and cries because he doesnt want to be alone and i say your not alone, your brother is here too, your big boys now. maybe bribe them with reading them a story. i also told them that when they wake up in the morning to come straight into my room and give me a big good morning kiss. try and make a game of it till he settles, he will settle, 2 year olds are subborn but very resilient, be consistant and you will win.

My opinion is that you need to be consistent. Put him to bed with his normal bed time routine at his normal bed time.

Of course, a little bribery never hurt. Example: a Buzz Lightyear figure that's his "new room buddy" that sleeps with him and watches out for him. You know, that kind of thing.

Otherwise, be firm and consistent. It's a big change but he'll get used to it.

Good luck-

DN

I just did the samething with my kids and what worked for me was I put them down at the sametime and played soft music, or put the tv on for a little while or I would lay in there for a little while. Hope it all works out for u!

Just keep on putting him to bed he will get use to.. it's just going to take some time to adjust..get him a nite light so he wont be so scared..and something for him to sleep with.