I stopped walking away. I couldn't do it anymore, I figure that even if it is a comfort thing and she is getting anxious with us leaving her than me spending an extra 20-30 minutes in her room getting her to sleep isn't too bad. We put boundaries up for her, so I put her in bed and pat her bottom or rub her back & if she jumps up then I tell her that I have to leave if she doesn't lay down. Until this last week, this has worked, she really understood that the rules were that I would stay and sit next to her bed for a while if she went to sleep. I started by staying in there 30-40 minutes or until she was asleep & gradually took time off that and left a bit earlier. If she got worked up or out of bed, I would go in & tell her to get in her bed & give her a kiss, tell her I love her and that I will be right outside. I would leave again & as a rule this helped her comfortably go to sleep rather than screaming.

This week we are going through something so different though, she won't even sit on her bed at non nap times and suddenly hates her bed. We can't pat her bottom, we can't even sit next to the bed or she becomes hysterical. We are at a loss at the moment, but have seen the GP now and everyone tells us just to be consistent and comforting. So that is what we are going to do...