My eldest son was like this for night time.. Day naps were easy so I couldn't understand why he wouldn't go down at night and stay down.. He didn't sleep through till he was 3 so I hope you can work it out..

With my 2nd and 3rd we simply made them go to bed.. I just didn't have the time to deal with the nonsense my eldest put us through... Its hard but sometimes you need to lay them in the cot and say NO its bed time... I hate leaving them to cry so I sit in the room with them... lights out too.. Also my eldest hated the dark.. so we never shut the door