When do you move your child out of your room?

Our daughter’s toddler bed is still in our room, we want her to move into her own room as I think she’s old enough now but I’m clueless as to how to go about it. I tried getting her all psyched up about decorating it and got it all set up, but she still doesn’t want to sleep there.

When did you move your child/children out of your room? Any tips?

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I had the same problem.
Couple that with the fact that hubby is out of town for weeks at a time and so I am alone in my room anyway.....

She's still there with me. Ugh.
Told her that she cannot have her next birthday party unless she is sleeping in her own room.
The other threat is that if she does not move out of our room we are going to knock through our walk-in closet and make her room one giant closet for us!!

Yours is still a toddler.....move her as soon as you can. It will be good for parents and child alike.

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Best way is to sleep on the floor next to her bed and gradually increase your distance. But do not talk to her. It's very important, otherwise she will REALLY expect you to be there. Another one is trying to give her a stuffed animal.

we did that right after 3months... u need to do it asap.. she will cry for couple of nights, let her cry...go and see her few times but do not bring her back to your room or sleep with her in her room.. she will sleep on her own after few hectic nights...

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My son is 11 and still ends up in our room.

But its OK because its not like me & the wife are ever doing anything!!!!!!

the longer you wait, the harder it gets to move them out. Alot of people say after 6 months is a good time...for me, around 9 months worked well.

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A couple of months (or was it weeks?) and my daughter had her own room. When she was three years old she started asking for someone to stay with her while she falls asleep, so we did that for a year or so where I would read a book while she went to bed. I think by four she was 'I am a big girl now and don't get scared' mode. These days (she is 6) she comes back from school so tired that when we put her to bed around 7ish ... she falls asleep in two minutes.

I think it really doesn't matter when you separate them. Every child is different, so are parents. I am the youngest of the us 5 siblings. I slept in my parents room until I was 7 ~ 8 years old. Not out of their or my choice but because the other rooms were taken by my other brothers and sisters.

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mine was just bad luck.. or good .. depends how u see it

my son is a very very very light sleeper who also needs absolute dark to be able to sleep. we had to put him in his own room when he was 6 months... he didnt even notice it...

i guess the younger the better?

my kid sis used to sleep with my folks cuz my dad didnt wanna say no.. and man she didnt move out until she was 7 yrs old. even after that she wouldnt be able to fall asleep on her own and mom had to be with her...

i also think its dependant on the kids nature? i was not a cuddle me kinda kid so always slept alone... my brothers too.. my kid sis was and still is a hug me to death kinda person... ive seen this with some other kids too... one sibling is the independant kind and couldnt care less who is sleeping with them, or if they are sleeping alone... whilst the other sibling will cry murder even at 8 yrs of age cuz they dont wanan sleep alone (they are the touchy feely kinda kid ).

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funny you should mention the touchy feely kinda kid.......
noor is nothing like that....she doesn't want to be touched, hugged etc.......but at night she needs to know that I am there.
she will ask me to put my hand on her side while she falls asleep......if my hands are busy then she will reach out to me with her feet.....stick them under my legs and then fall asleep.

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lol..that is so funny haha… does it irritate u? my son likes to shove his hand down my shirt and hold my bra before he falls asleep.. he can ofcourse sleep without doing that like when we are in teh car.. but if i am rocking him to sleep.. THAT is the position he wants :smiley:

beghairat kahi ka :mad:

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^ You know what they say ... habits they develop from birth to the age of 4 are habits they will have for life. :D

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haha... better start to smack his hand tehn :D

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:omg: at some of the posts here… too funny.

My daughter is already 4… does that mean we’re stuck keeping her in our room :frowning:
I’ll try to get her to sleep in her room starting from this weekend, inshaAllah. Hope it works out.