Your DS sounds exactly like my DS. I have to rock Hayden until he is completely asleep most nights and he fights it to the very end. I can usually see when he is has given up but some nights it can take up to 2 hours. On very rare occasions, I have been able to put him down (thinking he's asleep) and he's woken, rolled around a bit and gone to sleep in his cot. If I try to put him down awake but drowsy, he will wake up again. I think he is wanting to go to sleep on his own but doesn't want to give up his cuddles. He also knows the go to sleep position and gets upset because he just wants to keep playing. I have decided to just go with it. He will sleep eventually. I don't know of too many teenagers that need mummy or daddy to rock them to sleep! No real advice, just your not alone and you will get through it.