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Anything that needs a sudden change of arrangement needs time to get adapted to. When your child is used to sleeping with you since babyhood then it takes a little while before your child will be weaned from you.
Parents sometimes have a hard time separating their children from them during bed time. By the time the children are old enough to be transitioned to their own bed it is hard to do it without undergoing problems. The child will complain because he is used to having a company in bed. If your child is not used sleeping on his own then it will be hard to let him sleep on his own bed let alone his own room.

If you have let your child sleep with you on your bed for a long time then it will be harder to transition him to his own especially if he has no one with him in his room. Here are some simple tips to help your child transition from your bed to his own:

Provide a bed for him in your room. If your child had been sleeping with you on your bed since babyhood, now is the time to let him sleep on his own bed. Move his bed to your room and allow him to sleep in your room for a while until such time that your child has adjusted sleeping alone on his bed. If your child has already adjusted then move him to his own room.Talk to your child. This situation calls for proper conversation with your child. You cannot just let your child sleep on his own if he is used to being with you since babyhood. Allow some time for him to get adjusted first. The best thing for you to do is talk with your child. You have to monitor how your child could handle situations on his own. Some children are afraid to be alone in their room so you have to do something about it.Read a story before bed time. Sit with your child on his bed and tell a story to make him sleepy then put him to sleep before leaving him. It is important to check your child from time to time to see how things are going.Leave the light on. Most children are afraid of the dark. It is important to leave the light on in the room so that the child will not be afraid.Accompany your child for a while. Some children will not agree to sleep alone in their room for the first time. You can sleep with your child for a while then explain to your child that he has to sleep on his own because he is not a baby anymore and he needs to have a room of his own.

Children take this situation differently. Some children may refuse to have their own room while others maybe very happy to have their own room. Children must know why they need to be transitioned from your bed to their own.
It takes a while for some children to adjust to the new situation but you need to do it because it would help them become independent and gain self-confidence. Children need to transition to a situation where they can do things on their own and learn without you beside them.

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