L is 2.5 and we recently switched from crib to toddler bed. Things were going well and he was staying in bed. He's usually a good sleeper (since we sleep trained at 6 months).
THEN, then he realised he could get out and walk around and come out of his room. Now it's a battle of him getting out of bed, turning off his sound machine, turning lights on, coming/peeking out of his room. He now gets up at 5:40 or earlier every morning.
WHAT HAPPENED? How do I fix this?!
I know there is the ok-to-wake clock, which is a possible option, but I would like to hear if any one else has other suggestions before trying the ok-to-wake thing. I'm just not sure he would actually listen to it. haha
What eventually worked for us was a combination of a few things... We put a baby gate on his door, which worked surprisingly really well. I don't know if it makes him feel more secure or something, but he even reminds us if we forget to put it up. We also told him he's allowed to get up once. And he does, almost every night about 5 minutes after he goes to bed. That seemed to give him a little more of the control he was looking for. And finally, good old-fashioned bribery. He got a matchbox car every morning that he stuck to the rules.
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