How I got my toddler to sleep all night in her own bed!

About two and a half years ago, I made the discovery of a lifetime! We had just moved into our new house, and my three year old daughter now had her own bedroom. She was, understandably, feeling rather insecure when it came to sleeping alone in her own room.  I needed to figure out a way to get my toddler to sleep all night in her own bed.

Many of us have faced the challenge of getting our toddler to sleep all night in her own bed.  I decided to play music for her at bedtime to help her sleep. The trouble was that we didn’t have one single CD that had calm music all the way through. A more up tempo song would play, and she would awaken. I tried playing the radio, but even on K-LOVE they have breaks between music, and more up tempo songs.

So how did I get my toddler to sleep all night in her own bed!

Each night she would wake up and cry out, not going back to sleep until she was in our bed. This was exhausting. So I prayed, “Lord, how do I calm her fears, and get her to sleep in her own bed?” Just like that, it came to me…Lullabies. Of course! This was my third child, but I never before had really needed to rely on lullabies.  

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I headed to my local store and found nothing. The next store had some, but I wasn’t thrilled with the choices. Amazon was my next stop. Honestly, every time I shop on Amazon, I wonder why I didn’t check there first. I searched, “Christian lullabies”, fully expecting to find songs that were more, well… juvenile. There were some of those types, but one stood out. Scripture Lullabies, Hidden in My Heart, by BreakAway Music. I was already in love with the name. I headed on over to their website where I could listen to samples of the songs. I found out so much more!

Each song is scripture. These talented people have made it come alive like never before! The entire CD has one “sound”, while each song is different. One song just flows into the next. It provides a steady stream of God’s word flowing through, and filling your child’s room. It is so symphonic, and more like a movie score, than just a collection of songs. Each volume features both male and female vocalists, and one instrumental song.

However, I didn’t just listen to the songs. I read amazing testimonials from others. Several of those testimonials actually led me to tears. Like the cancer patient who discovered this music while going through treatment, and has since blessed others with this music to listen to during their treatments as well.

Another reason to love Scripture Lullabies, is their mission. One out of every ten Hidden In My Heart CDs is donated to Crisis Pregnancy Centers around the nation.

So they had me! I ordered Hidden in My Heart Volume I. The first night we had it, I sat in my daughter’s room beside her bed listening to every song. I found myself with tears streaming down my face. It was so beautiful, and touched the depths of my soul. My daughter grew attached to it right away, too. More importantly, these lullaby CDs helped my toddler to sleep all night in her own bed in her own room! The peace and reassurance this music gives is astounding!

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It wasn’t long after that, that I ordered volumes II and III. Now we rotate through the three CDs. I honestly don’t know which one is my favorite. I have given them as baby shower gifts several times. Even Jack and Jill were recipients of one. They instantly fell in love, too.

In Deuteronomy, it says to fix God’s Word in your minds, and teach your children, even when you lie down and when you get up. This is an awesome tool to have in your arsenal, moms and dads! I can’t tell you how happy it makes me, when I catch my daughter singing one of these songs! My heart leaps because she is learning the word of God from this music. It is hidden in her heart!

From my nest to yours,
Jo

Here are the links to Volume 1, 2, and 3 through Amazon.

You can click on any of the pictures to take you there as well.  

Hidden In My Heart: A Lullaby Journey Through Scripture

Hidden In My Heart, Volume II, A Lullaby Journey Through Scripture

Hidden in My Heart, Volume III, A Lullaby Journey Through The Life Of Jesus

P.S. We would love to hear how this music impacted you or tell us about other lullaby CDs you love!

P.P.S. This is not a sponsored post, but rather a heartfelt sharing of a set of music CDs that WE LOVE for many reasons. Having said that, feel free to click on the CD mentioned to buy through Amazon. (This does, at no additional cost to you, provide a little income for our blog family.)

P.P.P.S. Our two boys listen to one of the Hidden in My Heart CDs every night and at naptime every day. Our youngest has since the day we came back from the hospital, and I think Jo gave us the other CD when our oldest was only 1. We truly love them! Jo is right. We fell in love immediately!

P.P.P.P.S.  Last one really!!  (Jack says I’m not supposed to do that many P’s.  I told him it is our blog, and we get to make the rules :> )  After I published this, and was looking over the post, I got a chuckle looking at the image of my little boy (now three  – how fortuitous for the article)  immediately followed by the title “How I got my toddler to sleep all night in her own bed.”  So Jo wrote the awesome article, but I did the images, and didn’t have a handy one of her little girl sleeping…

Jill