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Sleep issues with grandchildren

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NotSpaghetti Mon 06-Apr-26 18:51:41

Could you have a baby listener of the sort that you can talk through?
Then you can tell them that getting up time is 7am (or whatever) but before that is night.
Then make sure you have a clock they can see and show them what 7am looks like.

My daughter did this.
"Is it 7 yet?"
"No"
"Then it must still be night"

Unless of course you think there's room in the bottom of your bed (which is what mine did when there were too many to squash in at the top).

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sle1964 Mon 06-Apr-26 18:43:08

PaperMonster2: Our house is small, and there literally is no room. Grandpa sleeps with me, and so no room in our bed either. They have bunkbeds in their room that is literally right across the hall from ours. We keep our door open and they have a night light.

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PaperMonster2 Mon 06-Apr-26 18:29:23

Could they not sleep in the same room as you?

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sle1964 Mon 06-Apr-26 18:22:40

I have 4 and 6 year old grandchildren. They spend the night weekly. Their dad is deployed and mom works also, so I'm sympathetic to missing their parents. They need someone to be in the room while they fall asleep and if they wake up at night. This stems from it being done this way at home. I have a rollaway bed in their room for when they fall asleep, but they know I go to my own bed after. They call out or come get me if they wake in the middle of the night. I know this needs to change because it's wearing me out, but what should be the next step?

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