you know that your child is tired & needs sleep but you spend hours daily trying to get them to settle & sleep.
Exactly Christy! It's so hard when they are miserable and grotty, all because they haven't had enough sleep. Every little one is so different in what they need and Jacob definitely needs more than he is getting right now.

I think the worst is when they jump into bed & 2 hours later they are still up. I know that gets me very very cranky...
Exactly again, Christy!!

Caro - Jacob is nearly 2 years and 3 months and definitely skipped the manual on sleep

Fi & Angel - I've seen the Bunny Clock in a catalogue recently, and whilst it's a good idea, I think the fact that when he wakes, he is getting upset at being on his own in there, would mean that it may not work. If he was happy in there, then I'd invest in it because I'm sure he would understand it once we explained it and demonstrated it....(maybe?!)