I just took their beds away!

Ok, so my boys are full of it. They have been pushing their beds around their room during nap time so, I had to bring them down to the living room to take a nap. Well, all week last week (minus a day or so) they decided they were not going to take a nap. They have been good during the day till about 6pm then they get so tired and beg to go to bed. Well, today was no different. I made them wait till about 6:30 ish to put them to bed. They were so very tired, but as soon as I shut their door they were full of energy... running around the room like they had all the energy in the world. Simon was getting tired but Bryce wasn't. I was just goin to let them until they wore each other out until I heard screaming. I ran in the room and Bryce had Simon pinned between the wall and his bed. So I got them in bed and 10 minutes later I hear screaming from the other one. This time Simon had Bryce pinned. I lost it! I told them if they couldn't be in their rooms with their bed then they didn't get to have them. I litterally took their beds apart and took them out of their room. I didn't know what else to do... this wasn't the first time. I have tried time out, taking stuff away, yelling, even spanking... nothing works! They just look at me and laugh. Oh and after I got them unstuck they started laughing like nothing ever happened. So, Please Please Please give me some advice.

The beds I have are the simplicity 4 in 1 beds. They are pretty light and I even took the wheels off so they would be harder to push around. I have been trying to get DH to let us get new beds but we don't really have the money right now. Anyway, I will be greatful for any help you can give me.

 

I had to laugh at your signature ... when I read your post I thought "those little monsters!" and sure enough, that's what your ticker says, too funny!

But I know you don't think this whole bed situation is funny. How frustrating it must be! Can you just put the mattresses on the floor? They can't pin each other with those, I wouldn't think, and wherever they finally end up when the boys crash would be okay. Although they might be able to get under them which would be another issue! Regular twin bed mattresses on the floor might be a good alternative. You could buy the box spring and bed frame at a later date, saving you some money now. A decent twin bed mattress isn't too pricey.

Your post made me wonder when DD will go through this ... good grief!

Good luck taming the wild ones!

 

We went through the exact same thing. I completely got rid of their beds (I literally threw them down the stairs I was so frustrated!)

We had an old twin mattress, and that is what they have now in their room. Poor things, only a mattress in their room- they tore apart their dressers and climbed in the drawers. Together they can move the mattress around, but have not done it in a month or so. They also sleep on the floor by the door most of the time. I wonder why I even bother with the beds.

My older DS didn't do this at all, I think the twins feed off of each other and cause havoc. If I only had another bedroom to put one of them in.

I feel your pair, I would try just the mattress on the floor (be prepared for the sheets to be ripped off too if they haven't done that yet...They love to sleep on the cold of the mattress...weird.

 

The dressers and toys have been out of their room for months. They would pull out the drawers and then take all the clothes out. I had a fish tank on top of one of them and was worried it would get nocked off so that got taken out too. I am really glad my boys aren't the only ones who did this. I too think it would be nice to have 2 rooms at times.

 

This thread is scaring the heck out of me.

 

We have just moved and havent put the beds together yet. They are sleeping on the mattresses on the floor and it is great. My DS sleeps on the floor anyways, so it is no big deal. My kids are jumpers and it drives me crazy!!!

I would try just the mattresses for awhile and see how that goes. Isnt is awful how twins feed off each other? If one doesnt think of it the other one will!! UGH!!

 

I remember mine trying stunts like this when they were that age. Ours were not the pushing of beds but rather the bloody noses from whacking their heads on the beds and walls while jumping.

To help solve it, I got nicknamed the "warden" because I sat (sort of like super nanny does in her shows) and redirected them back to their beds and intervened before the actual craziness happened. It took a few nights but they finally knew I meant business and I "taught" them the correct way to go and stay in bed.

Good luck...

 

I have tried sitting in there with them and puting them back in bed. We have a camera in their room so, I do get in there before stiff happens most night, but they think it is funny that I know whet they are doing when I am not in there so they jsut do it more. Oh, they are just buggars.

 

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This thread is scaring the heck out of me.

OMG ditto!

 

Wow! I just had to say GOOD LUCK!

This is EXACTLY why mine still sleep in their cribs and cannot escape! (They are 2 and 4 months)


Hugs!
BB

 

You're scaring me too Sara! I'm also keeping mine in cribs for now so they can't destroy their room and naptime/bedtime isn't a nightmare. I don't have anywhere to move their dresser and armoire to, so hopefully mine will be a little bit 'tamer' by the time we take the front off of their cribs! I am going to have my DH anchor them both to the wall just in case though.

 

OMG!!!! Jsut think...the other day my dad asked me when I was going to take the siderails down from their cribs. I genuinely thought, oh maybe pretty soon....no way! I am keeping them in there until I absolutely have to! When do you know its time?

I am also sorry that I Was laughing hysterically at the boys pinning them between the beds and laughing! So funny! Sorry
jena

 

We went to toddler beds at about the same age as your boys, maybe a month or so later.... it was horrible. They used similar tactics as your boys, and I tried the same strategies as you. They really didn't know the new "rules" so for a time I'd sit in there with them. Eventually, they knew good and well what the rules were but they just didn't care. They'd literally pretend they were asleep until I left the room. Then it was party time.

The turning point came when I started to strictly enforce taking away their loveys if they were bad. It looks like you have already tried that, however.... honestly, I think part of what helped was they just got older, got more used to it, and the novelty wore off. Now especially that they are in actual twin beds that sit high off the ground (with bedrails), they are much less likely to get out of their beds.

One other thing that has helped us is to give them a special treat when they've been good sleepers. They know that if they stay in their beds and sleep, they get a Hershey kiss when they wake up.

We also had the complications of living with my parents while we went through this. No fun for anyone, but we didn't want to go through it when we moved into our new house, so we got it out of the way months earlier. If we didn't have the moving issue, I would have kept them in cribs until they were 3. I think they would have been easier then. However, once the cribs were gone for us, they were gone. I refused to go back to them... but maybe it is an option you have considered.

 

When we first took themout of their cribs I din't have much trouble out of them. It has really been the past couple of months that have been bad. I am watching them on their monitor and tonight is gonna be another long night I am afraid. Bryce just stomped on Simons head and Simon just hit Bryce like a million times before I could get in there. We took them out of their cribs becasue they were so rough they were breaking them.... I just don't know what to do. There is nothing in their room except 2 mattresses 2 blankets and 2 pillows. Nothing I do is effecting them. ERRR :help: