Could you try taking her to bed half an hour earlier? See if that helps? I start DD out in her bed, then she comes into mine later. I lay with her til she falls asleep, then I go to bed.

My DD has just turned 2 & is very similar. She's learning how to get a response by hurting. It more often than not gets a reponse, because its hard to ignore when it hurts! She's also frusterated at not being able to communicate very well yet.

DD's tantrums have seriously escelated over the past few weeks. She screams that hard she actually turns blue in the face! i don't leave her alone during a tantrum, but I don't touch her either. Just wait til she's ready to calm down. Then try to come to an agreement. This morning at 4am it was some weetbix rather than chips!