Help I can not get dd to settle in her new bed and its disturbing her brother

[sweetbloom]

as they share a room,I need to crack this before the end of the six weeks holiday if not sooner.
Please please help,she is still sleeping in the day should I try and stop this?she is two an a half.

reduce her daytime nap this might help

try rewards or reward chart - find something really powerful, for dd it was sparkly nailvarnish on her toes - which come off every night and only go back on again if she has stayed in her bed all night.

if she has a dummy or comforter, try only giving it at bed/nap times, it helps my dd to settle much easier.

bring bedtome for her forward by half an hour so sleep is not too disrupted.

Hope you get it sorted soon.

Thank you so much,I will.
What time should I put her to bed at night do you think?,how long for a nap in day.
Sorry for all the questions but im so desperate.

dd is 2.10, she has recently reintroduced a longer daytime nap, at 2.5 she had a 30 minute nap at around 2pm (try reducing your dd by 30 mins to start - if she doesnt like waking up, sit with her and read books to her, works well for my dd)

i start bedtime immediately after dinner which is at 6pm, I aim to have her in bed by 7, story time finishing by 7:15. If she is being a monkey, it is not the end of the world (though draining) if she plays up for 20 mins or so. However if I leave her room at 7:30 and THEN she plays up the next day will be HELLISH, and I will then struggle with reducing nap time and we go round in a vicious circle.

My dd is up now I feel like screaming, I think im just going to start this tomorrow.
Its hard because I really want her in a routine,when they share a room its difficult im going to try your suggestions .
Sounds like you are having a hard timeas well ,wish we had a fairy godmother,sounds like we could do with a break and a good nights sleep!.

Sweetbloom, I am in the same boat & pregnant with dc3 so am desperate to crack it. It's dd2 that is the nightmare, I now have dd1 sleeping in my bed until dd2 is asleep which I know is not the answer but desperation stakes, would love to have my dinner uninterupted in the evening 1 day

Why my DD was going through this type of phase I dropped her nap in the afternoon (unless she fell asleep in the car, which I could do nothing about) and brought tea time earlier.
If I had left tea at 5.30 she was far too tired to eat at all, so I moved it to 4.30 and then had long wind down / bathtime and in bed by about 6.30.
Is that an option? It left a little bit of extra time for DS who got extra stories until his bedtime at 7.

It did seem to solve the problem for me. Now she's a little bit older, it's virtually back to as it was and bedtime for both back at 7.

Majorpettigrew that sounds a great idea as well,excatley what is happening with us although im not pregnant.
Congratulations though.

Sorry I meant lionmummy im in the same situation,sorry had a hectic night.
Majorpettigrew your idea sounds a good one as well,especially as I feel I dont get that quality time with the older one.