It only takes a few sleepless nights before parents become pretty desperate to get their kiddos to fall asleep (and stay asleep!) for the night. Whether it's getting newborns to make it through a long stretch without stirring or figuring out how to prevent their toddlers from constantly popping out of bed,moms and dads sometimes believe to get creative to get what they want: a few hours of rest. When more conventional methods like a long drive in the car or running a hairdryer failed, these 11 parents shared on Facebook their nontraditional tricks to getting their tots to snooze.
"We told our daughters that there were furniture-stealing fairies and if they looked in the window and saw that they weren't in their beds, and they'd arrive in and steal the beds. It worked for a few months." - Maggie Kirkvold
"Since she always missed her three favorite kid programs,I'd watch them and then disclose her approximately each episode. If I forgot or couldn't watch, I'd make one up." - Ary Vargas
"My [baby] will only go to sleep with out messing approximately if our dog goes to bed with her they will stay cuddled up most of the night." - Anne Marie Cunniffe
"There are nighttime monsters that only arrive out when the lights are off in the house ... Lie total with playing YouTube videos of monster sounds." - Jill Fuller
"I believe to lay on my bed so my 2-year-aged thinks mummy's in bed as well." - Hayley Batters
"[I] warm large towels in the dryer and then tuck them in their beds. They fall asleep quick when toasty!" - Jill Mooney
"Strapped to my back in a back frame carrier, and mowing on my ATV. It worked every time." - Kari Stevens
"My son slept in his carrier car seat when he was a baby. He slept almost 10 hours a night. " - Francesca Battaglia Dobrev
"With my younger son,I 'race' him to sleep. We believe a race to see who can go to sleep first. normally, he wins!" - Hali Marin
"I used to believe to massage my daughter's feet to get her to go to sleep." - Scarlet N Joe
"Massage her nostrils!" - Jennifer Renee
Source: popsugar.com