We are having trouble getting DS to go down at his usual time of an evening (6:30-7pm). I have read other threads in the past by parents reporting the same thing at around this age (10mths tomorrow). Bedtime = party time.

There is a bit of debate in this house about how best to deal with this. I have tried re-settling and comforting but that can go on for over 2 hours some nights without any luck. He is wide awake (although was tired during bedtime routine) and wants to play! Usually we just give up trying to settle him in his room and get him up for some play, watching for tired signs and then putting him down again. Sometimes it takes two or three goes to get him down and then he'll sleep 40 mins and wake for a feed

He is teething atm so his sleep is generally very ordinary (10 wake ups in 12 hours last night for example) but he was doing this before the teething started. His day sleeps have been a little bit reduced but some days have been quite good (2x 1.5 to 2 hour sleeps) and bedtime still = partytime.

Just wondering what you would do? On the one hand I am worried that we are potentially creating a new habit that if he cries and whinges enough at bedtime he can get up for more play but then on the other hand I think he's probably too young to make that kind of connection or control his behaviour to that extent and that if he's not going to sleep, there's no point making everyone miserable in continuing to try for hours on end.

Help!!
TIA.