https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:35:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-problems#post-2757872 Thu, 13 Jul 2017 07:08:44 +0000 RonjaL7 2757872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could try a small potty and keep it in his room. That way if he needs to go to the bathroom he doesn't actually need to leave the room. </p> <p>If you are worried about the smell just go in before you go to bed and quietly check it to see if anything needs to be dumped out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-problems#post-2757839 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:20:45 +0000 birdofafeather 2757839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to get a door monkey when my oldest was getting out of her room a million times. I told DH once before we got it that I had to give her 20 times to come out before I lost my shit. Not an exaggeration. It was horrible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-problems#post-2757836 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:55:20 +0000 AnnabelleG 2757836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: @gingerbebe: thank you for your advice!<br /> @KayKay: I'm trying the bribe, we'll see if it works... I'm home alone with two kids at bedtime most nights. It goes much better when my husband is home, he's better at staying calm.@erinbaderin: I cave due to not wanting to wake up another child too! It's so frustrating to struggle with sleep already and have kids wake each other up. My sister promises they'll grow out of it, so fingers crossed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-problems#post-2757769 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 18:21:33 +0000 erinbaderin 2757769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just have sympathy. Sometimes B goes right to bed. Sometimes he comes out 6 times between 7:15 and 9. </p> <p>I just had to stop writing this reply because he was standing at the top of the stairs calling "Mom? Mom? Where's fox? (His favourite stuffed toy) I can't find him!" When I went up he had him hidden under his pillow and was giggling. </p> <p>All this to say that I'm just hoping he grows out of it. I've tried bribes (stay in bed and you can have chocolate chips at breakfast) but it doesn't work. I tried telling him I wasn't coming back up but I always cave because he yells and I don't want him to wake up his brother. I don't know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-problems#post-2757734 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:08:18 +0000 KayKay 2757734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh - the naptime/bedtime battles are the worst! I agree that we finally just started saying no to the potty requests. She is still wearing a pull-up, so I don't really mind calling her bluff, especially if I know she just went recently. We also just talk a lot during the day about how it's important for everyone to get sleep, etc, and I have started limiting the afternoon nap. The easiest solution (assuming 2 adults home) is for one of us to lay with her for the 5 minutes it takes her to fall asleep (see: limiting nap so she is tired!). During the day, I often bribe her with 3 m&amp;ms when she wakes up if she stays in her bed and rests. I'm typically not a fan of bribes.....but nothing else works when I'm running solo, and I have a 7m old to deal with too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-problems#post-2757730 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:04:49 +0000 gingerbebe 2757730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I might also put a potty chair on a puppy pad in his room and just say he can use the potty if he needs to pee.</p> <p>We had issues getting out of bed and we just locked the door for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-problems#post-2757720 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:54:52 +0000 ShootingStar 2757720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For one, tell him no when he says he has to potty. That's literally the last thing in DS's nightly routine. He goes potty and then gets in bed, lights out. You might need to talk to him and remind him that this is the last potty time now. We had similar problems when he was first trained and because he was newly trained we didn't want to say no. But if you do it last, then you can refuse.</p> <p>Also, you might need some sort of lock or handle cover on his door. Some people use rewards or reward charts, but personally I found that he just stopped trying to leave. When he was more mature and when he was ready to potty by himself and go back to bed we took it off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/3-year-old-problems#post-2757712 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:46:43 +0000 AnnabelleG 2757712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My just-turned-3-year old is having bedtime issues. Once he's asleep, he's mostly fine. But getting him to stay in bed has been a nightmare. He transitioned to a toddler bed about a month ago and potty trained around the same time. After our normal bedtime routine, I leave the room and he opens the door giggling within a minute. He says he has to pee (sometimes he does, sometimes not) and this can happen 2-6 times before I lose it. I know it's developmentally normal and he' s just testing boundaries.. I know I'm supposed to stay calm and consistent. Logically, I get it, but emotionally it's horrible. It feels like he's taunting me and I feel so angry when it happens. I yell, then I feel like a monster (usually he just laughs at me when I yell), and it's a mess. I come up with a plan and a script, and then it's all out the window the next time around.</p> <p>My question is: What have you done to help yourself stay calm in your most challenging parenting moments? What's worked? Any tips on getting a child to stay in bed, other than staying calm and consistent and leading him back into bed 5000 times?</p> <p>Thank you!! </p>