Need 2 book recs for pre-schooler

[Bucktown]

Anyone have a good book for an older child (DS is almost 4 y/o) who is being transitioned from their parents bed to their own bed?

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A book about teasing (same age group). I don't think it's really bullying quite yet but still hurtful.

Thanks!

[twinnyme]

I have a (tentative) recc for a teasing book - tentative because we haven't actually read it, but DD (3yo) does like the Berenstain Bears.

The Berenstain Bears And Too Much Teasing (http://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Bears-Teasing-First-Books/dp/0679879234/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204205489&sr=8-2).

[Bucktown]

Thanks twinnyme. I love Berenstain Bears and should have known they would have something. I'm going to pick one up.

I *think* I found the other book. Not much out there for older, co-sleeping kids transitioning to their own beds. Guess I should write/publish my own book! I'm sure we're not the only family that can't get their pre-schooler out of their bed. :p

The book is 'Mommy, I Want to Sleep In Your Bed!' by Harriet Ziefert in case anyone has a review or needs this book too.

[SiValleySteph]

bucktown, Thanks for the recommendation on the sleep transistion book!

We are also working on having our son sleep in his room. Mixed success so far. This is our first week, so we'll keep trying for now. He'll go to sleep in there (with me next to him) but he cries in the middle of the night and says it's scary. :(

[Bucktown]

SiValleySteph~ I knew I wasn't the only one! ;) My son says he's scared too and has night terrors (though those are somewhat under control now). I moved his bed into our room close to our bed but far enough away so there is some separation between us and him. I had been preparing him for a week now that it was time to sleep in his big boy bed and I let him help me wash his sheets and order and extra side rail for his bed. He helped me put it together too. Last night was the first night he slept in it. He woke twice but just called out for me and when I answered him he just responded with a 'I love you, mommy' and then I'd hear him snoring away. :)

We're taking this super slow, probably a month or maybe 2 before we try to move his bed into his own room. Maybe this is an option for you as well?

[SiValleySteph]

bucktown, I didn't even think of putting his bed in our room! That's a great idea - you should write a book. :) Our son actually has a full, so no room for it right now. Plus we'll be putting the crib for #2 in our room (due in just 2 months), so that would certainly take up any extra room. The funny thing is that our son was sleeping in his room the majority of the night or all night at our old house, but we moved in July, and since then as slept with us due to being scared of the new room. It's hard because neither DH or myself feels really strongly about him sleeping in his room, so it's hard to enforce, YKWIM? It seems like a good time to work on it now, though, instead of waiting until #2 comes and all of our sleep is disrupted. We shall see...

[quest]

OMG, I'm so happy to see others in this situation! My DD (now 4 and a few months) was doing okay in her bed for the first part of the night (then if she got up in the middle of the night she knew it was okay to come into our bed) and then DS was born when she was a little over 3. He was a very high-needs baby up very loudly, very often, every night, and she came back to our bed. I'd let her stay there forever ;) if I didn't think it was infringing on her quality of sleep (there's not enough room for all of us and she's a bed hog ;) and light sleeper). I don't even know where to start because she's so heartbroken and weepy over the idea of not sleeping with us, I think because that's the only time she has me all to herself (DS is still pretty high needs).

So I'm glad that there's actually a book about this! I'll definitely check it out.

Good luck to you bucktown and SiValleySteph...I can't wait to hear how it goes for you!