Bedtime has become something I dread each night now as my two year old will not let me leave the room before he's asleep. He's excited to get ready for bed (brush teeth, PJ's, books, sing, etc.) But when it comes to getting into bed, he freaks out when I say "goodnight" and give him a kiss and he's already out of his bed clinging to my side before I even start for the door. I've tried to be stern, strong & even reason with him, but nothing works. We have a gate at his doorway and he will stand there and cry for Mommy & Daddy. We've let him go for a while, but eventually realize he's not going to stop until we sing him to sleep and then sneak out when we know he's asleep - which takes a while as he's wide-eyed for a .LONG TIME. Then he'll wake up in the middle of the night crying like he had a nightmare every night at the gate. (probably because he wakes up & we're not there to get him back to sleep) We have a 3 mo. old too and try not to wake him up during these events. Pls Help!
2007-03-24
01:17:30
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Toddler & Preschooler