My 3 year old has been sleeping in our bed for way too long. Definitely co-slept when I shouldn’t have but it was the only way to get sleep. Anyway. I love this kid. But how do I get him out of my bed?
It will be difficult at first as the child is 3 now, it will be a matter of persistence by continually returning to their bed.
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He’ll sleep on his own eventually… Like in 10yrs or so 
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you’re going have to keep getting up & redirecting him back to his room or just lock your door and he’ll take the hint when the tantrum isn’t being entertained.
I started by laying down in his bed til he fell asleep sometimes i accidentally still fall asleep in there im not much for the cry it out thing, personally, but that could be a good start, mind you now im in the process of figuring out how to restart him going to bed without me laying down cause i left it too long and moved houses and stuff so stuck with that maybe too long but I’ll leave that bit alone for now lol
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1st born… put her in her own bed and she stayed there lol
2nd born… persistent redirect back to bed worked but you’ve gotta be patient and ride it out.
3rd child was like a slow break up 
first to mattress on the floor next to me. Then to the other side of the room. Then to her room. Then pull the little ninja out of the bottom of my bed at 3am repeatedly. Be held hostage in her room every night for a while.
Eventually she gave in. And thank God she did because I thought I was going to crack first lol
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Put him in his own.
Keep doing it.
Don’t give in.
If you do it right, you will have a couple of sleepless nights for many years of peace in the future. Consistency is key. When he gets up, firmly tell him no, he has to sleep in his bed. Put him back to bed. Comfort him for 5 minutes or less & leave. Repeat over & over. That is the only thing that works 100%. Don’t give up & don’t give in. If you give in even once then it resets it & you have to start all over.
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Enjoy it while it lasts, they’re only little for a little while 
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Following…as my kiddo is now 6 and still ends up in bed with us in the middle of the night each night
I like the family bed. We sleep great.
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My son didn’t get out till like 9 then dad deployed twice and was back in. I miss it
Put him in his room with a child lock on the inside of the door and shut his door. Baby proof the room and use a video monitor. Problem solved
You can just put him in his own bed and hope for the best, or do it slowly by putting him in his own bed and snuggling with him until he falls asleep for awhile, then slowly transition out of the need for snuggling to fall asleep. My first went to his own bed and room without problems around 3 after sleeping with me from birth, my 2nd slept with me until 4 and he still needs snuggles off and on to get to sleep. I found it really helps if you hype up the idea of them being in their own room. My 4 year old still crawls into our bed after dad goes to work some morning with me and baby brother but he’s gradually doing it less and less, hes been in his own bed for 6 months now.
Lay with him/her at first in their room, leave when they’re asleep. Keep taking them back to their bed. Or you can let them watch tv til they fall asleep. My 5 year old still gets into my bed at times, it takes a longgggg time lol
Love that mine did sleep with us. They are grown now and miss it
Put a TV in the room and play ABC mouse not only will get them asleep but they lurn things to
We went down the family bed path.
Even made a bigger bed frame to accommodate the four of us.
Worked great, all generally slept well.
As others have said… make the most of it. They are only kids for a short while.
My 9 year old still likes to sleep in our bed 