HOW DID YOU DO IT??

[mumfor1standfinaltime]

Hi, we have taken cot sides off ds cot as he was trying to tip it over.
He is 2.4
At the moment we have a stair gate on his door as he would just run around everywhere upstairs when put to bed. I packed all toys away as he has loads. He has only a few teddy bears and his bed!
For the past 4 nights he has fallen asleep on the floor.

Mostly he just wanders around in his room and opens and shuts his door. Should I be putting him directly into bed when he leaves it, or leave him to drop off like I have been doing.

adath - think you are right on the point of putting them back to bed, Ds will hear feet on the stairs and run back to his bed too!

Maybe it depends on the child.
I just know that I would go insane if I had to keep placing him back into his bed every 30 seconds and it can become a game between the two of you, almost like a battle of wills!
Hopefully the novelty will slowly wear off, it is taking less time each night for him to fall asleep.
I would let him read books in bed but he is destructive when left alone with books and rips them to shreds! Even the board books.