Arrgh! Antheia, I feel your pain! DD has been doing this recently after her dinner and bath when it is time to get ready for bed. She refuses to get her pyjamas on and jumps around like a nutcase on the couch while I try to control her. She has started back chatting and being rude. It happens every night and always at the same time. She has had the same bedtime routine for over 18 months so there hasn't been a change there at all.

I thought it might have had something to do with the pregnancy and seeing how far she could push me. The reward chart sounds like a good idea but at 2.5 I'm not sure that will will fully understand. I haven't noticed any difference from days when she is at CC or home with me. She has just started dropping her daytime sleep so I also thought that it could be due to that and being overtired.

I hope you find something that works as I know how tiring their behaviour can be especially when you are pregnant.