kids sharing bedroom and keeping each other awake

mummyyummy_2

any1 had similar probs? my 2 have to share....they are 9 & 6....they just keep each other going all night, but split them up and they are out like lights!!!! any1 been there and done that....i would love to hear from ppl who have experienced this....thankyou

System

My two younger sisters have the same age gap. The way my parents tackeled it was to send my youngest sister to bed first, then when she was asleep send up my other sister. This way they didn't keep each other up!

They shared up until last year (14 and 17!) and it worked for them

Savvy_Sue

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

My two younger sisters have the same age gap. The way my parents tackeled it was to send my youngest sister to bed first, then when she was asleep send up my other sister. This way they didn't keep each other up!

They shared up until last year (14 and 17!) and it worked for them

My youngest just stayed awake until the other two came up!

Threaten death if you hear a peep out of either of them... or use whatever works for you, star charts etc.

Mum put all 5 of us out on the front door step when we were young, no idea what the neighbours thought but I wasn't happy as I hadn't made any noise!

Savvy_Sue

OR, can you put them to bed separately and then move whichever of them will be least disturbed once asleep IYSWIM? eg one to bed in your bed, then shift them later.

*Louise*

We have this problem with our boys - 5 years old yaps away to 10 year old who gets annoyed and shouts at him to be quiet, thus waking 2 year old sister in next room and getting into trouble himself.

5 year old just can't be quiet - if there is someone there he HAS to talk so eldest has started sleeping in our bed until his brother is asleep. Hopefully when younger DS starts school in Aug he will be too knackered to stay up talking and normality will resume. Maybe.

boyang

Me and my younger sister were like that - my dad used to come and sit in the room with his book until we'd gone to sleep. (Sorry dad, we were brats!)

Counting_Pennies_2

When we go away I put my two in separate rooms and move the lightest one across.

You could alternatively lay down in the room and pretend to be asleep and do deep breathing. That tends to get my son asleep when he just cant settle.

Remember though, if this has just started it could just be the heat, lots of children are having trouble sleeping in the heat

hth

mrcow

I agree - split bedtimes. The 6 year old goes to bed at 7. The 9 year old can stay up until 8 and can read downstairs until then.

Would that not work?

Money_maker

DH used to lurk on the stairs - they would always quieten down once sprung.

mummyyummy_2

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

My two younger sisters have the same age gap. The way my parents tackeled it was to send my youngest sister to bed first, then when she was asleep send up my other sister. This way they didn't keep each other up!

They shared up until last year (14 and 17!) and it worked for them

hi and thanks....believe me ive tried this but my youngest is scared to be in the room on his own, its something that we need to work through but it'll take time x

mummyyummy_2

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

OR, can you put them to bed separately and then move whichever of them will be least disturbed once asleep IYSWIM? eg one to bed in your bed, then shift them later.

think this may be the problem, ive been doing this sucsessfully for years, but with the birth of our baby had to change it.... but we live in a 2 bedroom and have a 12month old who is begging for sleep come 8pm, and cot is in our room as it would be hell with 3 of them in 1 room. We are on the list for a larger house but they are few and far between here x