Try This Tuesday

Getting Nicole to sleep in her own bed.

Nicole is not much into stickers so that would not work as a reward system. So I had to stretch out to find what would actually work for her. What we have found was M&M's. Our SLP has suggested making a reward poster. Staple or tape an empty M&M wrapper on the reward poster and draw on it label it _ _ reward poster. Ours says Nite Nite reward. Then along the side I put you can do it. The I started by giving her 2 M&M's the first night and told her if she stayed in her bed all night then she could have 2 more M's in the morning. Well guess what it worked. I then told her if she slept in her bed all week then Friday she would get a very special reward. Well that worked too. She was able to pick out the toy of her choice....she picked the Thomas the train book. :)

So I would say find something your child is into and reward it before they go to bed so they know they will for sure get it the next morning if they follow through and actually sleep in their bed all night long.

Here is a picture of Nicole and her Nite Nite reward poster.