I still have to sit with DS (22 months old)- i sit on the end of his bed- and he tries to get up and he jumps around tries to do head stands, head butts the wall and mucks around and i just literally pick him lay him down and say its time to lay down and go to sleep. Occassionally i can just say lay down and he will, but usually i still have to physically lay him down.

Bed time can still take up to an hour or so including book time. I have one rule though- once he is in bed with his books- he isnt allowed out. This week i have started being a bit more strict and when he starts to muck around at book time- i give him three warnings and say if he doesnt sit down for his books they go "away" (our new thing- things go away when DS is naughty- its working too) the light goes out and its time to lay down. He usually tests it, so far i have done it twice and he wasnt happy the first time but lay there and went to sleep, and the second time he kept mucking around in the dark, so it was hard to find him when he got up lol but i stuck to it and just kept laying him down saying its time to lay down and go to sleep. Eventually he went to sleep.

Good luck- i will be keeping an eye on this thread for ideas when i need to be able to leave the room!!

I am about to have another baby any week now- and i have no idea how i am going to be doing this with a new born- i havent ever even attempted to leave the room before he is asleep coz i know he will be straight up and out of bed- so i will be having fun with that soon!!