[atm2004sheila]

When I got Alley, I kept him in a pen (big one!) at night when I slept. I would always talk of 3 "times" during the day; play time for when I was moving around the house; quiet time for when I was watching television and night-night time for bed time. He pretty much got use to it and I didn't get him out of the pen when he would cry. It took only took a day or two for him to figure out when he should play and when he should sleep. Now, at 10 months, I can tell him "quiet time" and he'll go get one of his babies and lay down and play with it. Good luck!

BTW, watch where you put the bed in the pen.... by using his bed as a ladder, my little monkey climbed out of his pen when he was 3 months old. Imagine me coming in from work and finding him outside of his locked pen with food, water, potty pad and bed all inside! Also, you learn very quickly to keep the bathroom door closed when you aren't in there. What is it about toilet tissue that they love?????