standing up in cot instead of lying down t sleep

[HelenMcCC]

My little boy has just turned one and has suddenly decided then when I put him in his cot to sleep he doesnt want to lie down and stands up straight away. He will scream for a while then nods off standing up at the foot of his cot if you try to lie him down again he just stands up! Before this started he was a good sleeper.
At the moment the only way to get him to sleep is it put him in our bed which means that I don't get much sleep!!

Any advice would be much appreciated...

I am mean so I would tough it out, just keep lying him down and under no circumstances whatsoever take him out of his room. I'd cuddle, and pat etc etc so I wouldn't leave him standing there screaming, but he's doing it so you pick him up and take him in with you, and that's exactly what you do!

If you go hardcore, then do it on a Friday so you can get a lie in on Sat because it'll probably take a coulpe of nights to break the habit, and you are going to be knackered.

Long term gain though, eh?

Is he able to sit / lie down by himself? If so, I'd just leave the room as normal once you've said your 'goodnights'. He'll soon get tired of the game and lie himself down to sleep. I reckon he's doing it so that you have to return and put him lying down again so he keeps your attention and you in the room longer. Our DS usually stands up too but I always kiss him good night, lay him down and leave the room whether he stands up again or not. I have worked out as well that if he cries I need to leave him to it as I make it worse by going back in. He knows that when I leave the room that's it until morning! Good luck!

We have just left this stage it is tough. I just kept going in and putting her back down and telling her it was time to sleep time and time again until eventually she did it. I know that for weeks dd was able to stand up but not get back down again so she'd get stuck and not really understand why she was even there in the first place!

Thanks for the replies.
In answer to the questions, yes he can sit back down again once he is stood up.

I think we will just have to either leave him or keep going back in to lie him down.
We need to move his cot level down to the lowest level aswell so thats its more difficult for him to stand up and put his head on the cot edge.

Tiny Diamond, how long did your daughter go through this stage for?

Thanks again

My DS has started doing this and for a few weeks it was a nightmare but we stuck to his normal routine and I didn't pick him up. In fact what worked for us in the end was just for me or his dad to say goodnight to him and then sit quietly in the corner of his room so he didn't get upset. If he cried i'd go over stroke his head til he calmed down then walk away again. First week or so it took an hour or more but eventually he sat down, fell asleep and flopped over onto his side. (I took my kindle up with me!). Now it takes less than 5 mins. : )

I'm afraid it was at least a month
Now she still stands up in the cot as soon as she wakes but she can get down again herself.
Erm, I'm still doing it to an extent if she does wake up unless it's up for the day then I get her up rather than laying her back down

Sorry...it will pass for us both eventually I'm sure