littlelara - we have also had a "strong" routine since ds was 5 months old. He is now over 30 months old and since he turned 2 bed time has been more and more difficult. He was a kid who would be placed in bed and be asleep 10 mins later with no settling, no story etc. He just went to sleep at 7pm every night. It just doesn't work anymore. I probably have the wrong title on the thread. My question is really, what would you do if your strong routine stopped working and your child stayed awake an extra hour or two every night?

ETA - for those of you that put your kids in their rooms and expect them to stay, how did you achieve that (aside from the toddler gate?) I would be happy to leave ds in his room playing quietly or reading (he just started wanting books at bedtime the last few days) but the problem is he wants me sitting in there with him until he falls asleep and its driving me nuts!
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