put him back into a cot, then he can’t leave?

just keep up the positive reinforcements! he’ll get there in the end!

Maybe you just need to reassure him you are never far away and should he ever need anything you will always be there!

could u buy a special bed time teddy

How is your son going now?

How is he going now?

Mine still has the sides of her cot up – works really well

i hope it worked out

Hope you found the answer you were looking for.

Maybe sleep with him until he’s asleep and then go to yours

What did you end up doing?

Any luck with getting him to stay in his own bed?

Yes, my son often falls asleep in the lounge when a movie is on-it’s just difficult picking him up off the floor once he’s in a deep sleep.

It helps as they get sleepy watching it and fall asleep. Worked with my daughter. That way they are not wandering into ur bed

Keep him in your bed till he falls asleep then put him in his own bed

I don’t know how a ‘kiddies movie’ is supposed to help? ;/

Maybe try a kiddies movie?

Good luck and I hope you get a good sleep soon

Typical sleep at this age
Now your baby is officially a toddler – but she still needs as much sleep as she did when she was younger. Until her second birthday, your child should get between 13 and 14 hours of sleep a day, 11 of those hours at night. The rest she’ll get in naps. She’ll probably still need two naps at 12 months, but by the time she’s 18 months old, she may be ready for a single hour-and-a-half to two-hour nap in the afternoon – a pattern she may follow until she’s four or five. The transition from two naps to one can be difficult; some experts recommend alternating one-nap and two-nap days, depending on how much sleep your toddler got the night before. You can also try putting your child to bed a little earlier on one-nap days.
How you can help your child settle and sleep
There’s not much new you can do to help your child become a good sleeper at this age – look for fresh issues such as bedtime resistance to show up sometime between 18 months and your toddler’s third birthday. Your best bet now is to continue practising the strategies you’ve been developing since your child was 6 months old, including: Following a nightly bedtime routine.
A regular bedtime routine will help your child wind down at the end of the day and get ready for sleep. If she needs to work off some excess energy, it’s fine to let her run around for a little while before moving on to something more calming, such as a quiet game, bath, or bedtime story. Follow the same pattern every night – even when you’re away from home. Toddlers love consistency; being able to predict when and how something’s going to happen helps them feel in control.
Stick to a consistent daily routine, as well as bed- and naptimes.
As always, it’s also a good idea to set and stick to consistent bed- and naptimes as part of your daily routine. If your child naps, eats, plays, and gets ready for bed at about the same time every day, she’ll be much more likely to fall asleep without a struggle.
Make sure your child is able to fall asleep on her own.
If you want your child to sleep through the night without calling for you, it is important for her to fall asleep by herself every night. She shouldn’t depend on rocking, breastfeeding, or being sung to in order to fall asleep; if she does, she’ll never learn to settle herself back down when she wakes up at night. That situation is less than ideal for you, too – if she does wake up, she’ll probably cry for you. How to handle night waking is up to you, but a range of strategies from a variety of experts are outlined below in the approaches to sleep problems section. Look through them and see if there is an approach which you feel could work for you and your family.

Potential pitfalls
At this age your child may have difficulty falling asleep or wake up frequently at night. The reason behind both problems is probably the new developmental milestones she’s reaching, especially standing and walking. Your toddler is so excited by her new skills that she wants to keep practising, even if you say it’s bedtime. If she resists going to sleep, most experts advise leaving her in her room for a few minutes to see whether she’ll calm down. If not, you may need to use some version of the “cry it out” approach – to find out more about this, see the approaches to sleep problems section below.

You’ll also have to decide what to do if she wakes up at night, can’t soothe herself back to sleep, and ends up crying for you. It’s fine to go in and check on her – after all, if she’s stuck in a standing position, you’ll need to help her to lie down again. But if she’s after attention or wants you to stay and play with her, be prepared to deal with this. If you want her to learn that night-time is for sleep, then experts have different advice for handling this situation. Some approaches are outlined below.
Approaches to sleep problems
What do you do when your child keeps waking up at night – and you know she’s old enough to sleep all the way through? If you want her to sleep through the night without calling for you, the main thing is to make sure she learns how to settle herself back down – by finding her thumb, cuddling a transitional object, or some other way. Most of the experts agree that you should try to avoid letting your child become dependent on external conditions such as music, lighting, and feeding to fall asleep; if she does, she’ll need the same things every time she wakes up at night before she can drop off again.

If your child won’t sleep through the night, there are a variety of approaches you can try. Approach 1
As long as you’re putting your child to sleep on her own at bedtime, it’s all right to do what you think will help her go back to sleep, such as rocking her or pacing the floor until she falls asleep. As long as her bedtime routine is consistent, night waking should diminish in a few weeks. If this doesn’t work, try a checking routine: if your child is crying, go back into her room. Pat her on the back and tell her that everything is okay, but that it’s time to go to sleep. Don’t pick her up or cuddle her; be gentle but firm. Leave. Wait about five minutes, then check again. Do this repeatedly until she falls asleep, extending the time between each visit.
Approach 2
Help your child make appropriate bedtime associations by creating a consistent bedtime routine. Make sure your child falls asleep alone – without you, a dummy, or a bottle. While they work in the short term, these methods can teach your child to depend on being put to sleep, rather than falling asleep on her own. If she won’t stay asleep, try letting her cry for progressively longer intervals of time, starting at five minutes, increasing to 10, and so on. Between intervals, you can spend about two to three minutes with your child, reassuring her by talking to her and possibly patting her on the back. Don’t pick her up or rock her.
Approach 3
Watch the clock to see when your child shows signs of sleepiness – and make that time her regular bedtime. Plan a quiet bedtime routine and discuss it with her so she understands what you’ll be doing, when, and why. Whatever you decide to do, your routine should end with your child quiet and awake in her cot so she can settle herself to sleep. If your child wakes in the night, don’t pick her up or bring her to your room. She needs to learn to put herself back to sleep, even if it means crying a bit first. Comfort her for a short time, and continue to return briefly every five to 10 minutes until she falls asleep.
Approach 4
You can help your child with self-comforting techniques by giving her a teddy or blanket and helping her find her thumb. Follow a bedtime routine that is supportive and comforting. If she begins crying in the night, break into your child’s sleep rhythm by waking her up before your bedtime. Love and cuddle her, feed her if necessary, and put her down again, reassuring her that you’re there.
Approach 5
Try moving your child’s afternoon nap to an earlier time and cutting it shorter if necessary. Stick to your bedtime ritual. Other ways to help your child get to sleep are to cuddle up with her, pretend to be asleep yourself, or take a businesslike, adult-in-charge approach: prepare for bed and go about your own daily routine. Eventually she’ll fall asleep right in the middle of watching you. If she wakes in the night, don’t let your child cry it out; instead, try to find the source of her wakefulness (such as a full nappy, hunger, upset routines during the day, a stuffy nose, or even irritating pyjamas). Increase her daytime attachment to you and let dad play the role of night-time co-comforter so both parents can help their child fall back to sleep. If your child has been a consistent sleeper but is going through a big development spurt, expect her to wake up more often at night. When this happens, try to get her back to sleep without taking her out of her cot. Instead, pat her back, talk to her soothingly, and sing. You can also consider taking her into your own bed.

There is no “right” way to encourage your child to settle and sleep through the night. You need to choose an approach that will work for you and your family.

How are you going with the staying in his own bed?