Hello Everyone,
I am so happy to tell you that my son now sleeps on his own bed, and stays in bed the whole night! No more Mommy sleeping on the floor, and very few night wakings or if he wakes, it's very easy to get him back to sleep on "his own bed".
The technique that works for our family is the 1-2-3 magic approach. He fussed a bit when we first tried this technique. Whenever he tried to get out of his bed or complained, I just walked out the door, and stay outside for 2 minutes before I came back in, and sat on the same chair. I use the kitchen timer to time him and tell him it's time for bed. He usually stops what's he is doing, and climbs up his bed with no or very little fuss. We do our bedtime reading, hugging, kissing and all that. Light is off, and I just sit on the chair besides his bed, no talking no emotion. It takes only 10-15 minutes before he put himself to sleep.
I left the room, and sleep on my own bed and don't hear from him again until 7 in the morning.
Also, no more fuss when it comes to nap time too. When the alarm goes off, he goes to his bed, I read to him on the chair, and sit on that chair until he falls asleep. The whole routine take less than 15 minutes. He naps every day for 1.30 to 2 hours.
I am soooo happy!
Elle