3 yr old will NOT go to sleep at night

thekellikellithekellikelli
edited August 2011 in Parenting
I fight her for at least 3 hours every night repetedly putting her back to bed till finally I fall asleep this has to stop before my baby comes any suggestions its getting worse by the night I am at my wits end with this situation bed time should be calm not a struggle

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  • sands3sands3
    Get into a solid bedtime routine. My son was having this problem. I used to bathe him then let him watch 1 cartoon...bad idea for him. Now, he takes a bath, I read him 1-2 stories(in his bed), turn the lights out and rub his back. Some nights it takes him longer to fall asleep, but he's not constantly getting up
  • Janet_2011Janet_2011
    Maybe you can choose a bed time and tell her at that time she has to be in bed or she will get time out
  • lilbit01_209lilbit01_209
    edited August 2011
    Our doctor had us give our daughter melatonin... but it wasnt everyday... try not to do naps or do a shorter nap. We did a warm bath and with a small bedside lamp we read a book. Then lights out and snuggle time... we have blackout curtains on her windows so its dark and she had a little non-white nightlight... (now at 5 its a fish tank)
  • thekellikellithekellikelli
    Time out ends up in a spanking she will not comply we have had the same routine her whole life and it was never a problem untill acouple of months ago and now you'd think I was speaking in spanish she will not lay still she will not sleep in her own bed she is making my life hell I fight her every afternoon for an hour just to get a 30 min nap and I have been fighting her for close to 3 hours now for bed
  • thekellikellithekellikelli
    I only make her nap when she is absolutly unbearable like today no nap she was great all day till I mentioned bed time
  • thekellikellithekellikelli
    is this some sort of toddler power struggle per say to see who is the boss? Is she just testing her limits and all my patience at the same time? I'm a single parent so this everynight stuff is killing me
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  • thekellikellithekellikelli
    @MarinesAngel thank you above its not just me when she was 6 months we started this routine and she's been fine moved to big girl bed no problem its like the closer to my due date I get the worse this bedtime bit gets I'm exhausted and can't even manage to think of this happening with a needy newborn at the same time
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