Hard hard baby won't stay in crib

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My boy is less than 3 months from turning 2 and is an exceptionally tough boy who can eat 4 pancakes and weighs 31 pounds, and my wife and I are tough on our kids. Boy is strong willed. I looked up how to get 2 year old to stay in his crib, and the suggestions, like repeating saying to him that it’s bedtime and time to sleep, and when he gets out just putting him back in bed without saying anything to him and giving him no extra attention, do not work. He already takes a pretty hard spanking and doesn’t really care, and I tried that at bedtime. Plus he is really stubborn about talking to get things. Currently, one of us has to almost always lay beside his crib so he won’t get out. My idea was have him play outside a while in the heat to tire him out, and it worked with his nap today, but playing outside this afternoon didn’t do enough and he’s now been awake almost an hour after being put to bed, but sounds like he will fall asleep soon. Has anyone else succeeded in getting a really hard baby to stay in his crib? I also saw the idea to use the alarm clock that changes color to tell the child he can get up but I haven’t decided to try it yet.
 
The last thing you want is a power struggle. That is no good for either the parent or the child. Do you have a routine for bedtime? Having the same routine every day helps. Sometimes even a picture schedule helps. Such as… dinner, play, bath,pajamas, book, kisses, bed. I realize he is very young, but a routine helps… kids crave consistency. If he knows that those same exact things happen every single day before bed, he will begin to be able to self regulate and be sleepy at bed time. If he doesn’t care about spanking- don’t spank.
Inconsistency (not following through, changing routine, not having the same consequences) is what causes most of these issues. Kids push boundaries, it’s how they learn. Don’t stress… keep calm… the louder and more forceful you get, the more he’ll push back.
 
By the way, staying in the room at bedtime is sometimes one of the only ways to get a toddler to stay in the crib. Maybe it’s time for a toddler bed?
 
I suppose making larger pancakes would only really solve the least of your troubles. Good luck.
 
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Yeah. You can’t a spank a kid to get them to stay in bed.

My thoughts are
  1. How late do you let him sleep-in, in the morning? Maybe try getting him up earlier.
  2. How long does he nap? Can you cut the time back to 1/2 hr or 45 min. tops and have him wake up no later than 2pm? Also, he may just be ready to be done with naps. All three of my kids were done by age 2.
  3. Are you putting him to bed too early and he’s not very sleepy yet?
  4. Do you have a bedtime routine? Bath, story, then bed?
  5. My kids liked to have something to listen to while they fell asleep like a story or kid’s bedtime music that was interesting but could also make them drowsy.
 
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My boy is less than 3 months from turning 2 and is an exceptionally tough boy who can eat 4 pancakes and weighs 31 pounds, and my wife and I are tough on our kids.
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Maybe he doesn’t want to sleep because you’ve stuffed him full of pancakes!
 
this is more or less a troll post

misread OP
 
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?? He’s not three months old, he’s 3 months away from 2 years old.
 
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I want Pancakes 🥞
 
Sparking a toddler hard is abusive. Swatting a child-if ever- is for life or death situations and never with the intention to cause pain…just fear of you more than the danger.

First get the kid out of the crib and put a twin size mattress on the floor. Lock all toys in the closet and make sure any furniture is secured to the wall.

Reduce, adjust or cut out the naps. He is telling you he is not sleepy.

Get a good bedtime routine and stick to it.

If he gets up the first time remind him it’s time for bed.

Any time after that pick him up without a word or eye contact and put him back. When he realizes he gets no attention then his tune will change.

Be consistent.
 
Thank you for a helpful post. We had a routine that we haven’t stuck to enough lately and I will be sure to get back into one, but I think he started getting out even when we were in that routine when previously he didn’t.
 
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