Toddler screaming at bed time

[arianwe]

Just looking for advice on how to get my toddler to go to sleep without going nuts.

She is nearly 3 and has had a bedtime routine of bath, book/watching "in the night garden" and then bed.

She has always been brilliant until the last 3 months where we had a new baby and obviously the whole lockdown situation.

She now won't go to sleep until about 9/930 at night whereas she previously went about 8. She goes absolutely bat sh*t crazy, screams the house down, will get out of bed what feels like 700 times and partner ends up giving in and bringing her downstairs after about an hour of trying.

Help. Any advice on how to sort this situation out?

Two things come to my mind

1. Talk to her about what is going to happen at 8. You have your routine, the bath, the books and then she has to go to bed, that she doesn't have to sleep, but at 8 it is bed time and in bed she needs to stay. This is the rule and rules need to be followed. Make an agreement. If she follows the rule, there will be a prize the next morning, if she doesn't follow the rule, you will remove favourite toy/dress the moment she gets out of bed.

2. no screens after 4pm and definitely not before bed.

And of course, never ever give up, because every time you allow her to come downstairs , you are back to square one

Is she tired enough? If it's tied in with lockdown that may be the cause. It's really hard to sufficiently wear them out at the moment!