started refusing to go to bed unless one of us stays with him until he's asleep? he has always gone to bed happily and easily and he still has the same routine he's had since he was tiny - bottle, bath, story, bed. He seems to be genuinely afraid of something rather than mucking us about and will scream the house down if left. he is also upset on waking and screams til someone comes - particularly if he wakes in the middle of the night - when he used to either settle himself or, in the mornings, talk to himself happily until someone heard him.
Is there some weird developmental stage going on here? he is very verbal but can't tell us what the problem is. fwiw it seems to coincide with becoming more imaginative (creative play, pretending games) and suddenly more insecure (making a fuss when i go to work when he's always been fine with it before).
i thought it might be fear of the dark but it isnt really dark when he goes to bed now, his room is quite light.
any ideas? dont want to get into the habit of staying with him but dont want to leave him to scream.
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nouveaupauvre · 27/07/2009 22:07
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