Bedtime Issue's

Okay ladies......i need some tips, advice, whatever you can give me. so for the last 5 days or so. samuel has decided he thinks he needs to stay up until midnight. he still takes a nap for about 2 hours in the afternoon. and if he doesnt get a nap he falls alseep around 5 or 6 in the evening and boy do i have to fight to keep him awake. i put him to bed at 9pm and i have tried a movie and no movie and he pounds stuff on the wall and talks and gets out of bed but he wont go to sleep and i am getting so tired of fighting him for 3 hours everynight so any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks ladies

I don't know what to tell you but we resorted to taking everything but the bed and stuffed things out of the girls room to make them stop the same stuff! We only allow SOFT non noisy toys in their room at bed. Sometimes they still fight going to sleep and we want to pull our hair out, but its calmed down A LOT!

I found that giving in to Clare makes it worse the next time. She has been waking up lately, never used to, and wants to sleep on the couch or with us. I think that by creating a better sleep association with her, that while it'll be challenging in the beginning, it'll be worth it in the long run. I am hoping to get to use her bed for naps and for bed time. We had been letting her fall asleep on the couch, after she had her chemo...bad move.

So, my idea would be to somehow create a better sleep association with Samuel. You'll have to see what works best for you. Good luck!!

all i know is that you cant give in to him. im pretty sure we all have learned our lesson one time or another. good luck.