BlackCat you most certainly are not alone - glad I made you laugh . We are up like clockwork every morning between 2am and 4am trying to cajole DS back to sleep. Yes, he has a (probably rather long) nap during the day, but if he doesn't then he is impossible. He loses the ability to make good choices and becomes the complete opposite of the warm, living, agreeable little boy that I know he is (he will kick, spit, yell). His bad behavior can be directly attributed to his sleep - or rather lack of. During these school holiday's I am trying to make changes (as I don't have to get up early for work). We are on day 5 and I can't see any huge breakthroughs, although last night it only took 4 visits (1.5hrs) for him to go back to sleep. When he wakes I tell him to go to the toilet and then go back to bed. Before he goes to sleep we go through what nighttime is for and that he's allowed to go to the toilet and can quietly "read" a book with his nightlight on but there is no playing.

If you come up with a magical solution, please do pass it on and off course I shall do the same.