not going to bed

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i have a lovely dd who has a bath, milk, story and then bed with a kiss and a goodbye..... ahhhhh except this last week she has been getting out of bed and running all chirpily into our bedroom, the bathroom the living room ..... i have now just put her to bed for the 7th time ..sigh,what is going on mners?
she is definately tired oh and 22 mths old

anyone??

ive no solutions but just to say i am in exactly the same position. my dd is 19 months and has always had a decent lunch time nap and been flat out by 830 pm at the latest. in the last week she has been skipping her nap and hasnt been asleep before 10pm. i have been putting it down to the weather but just because i cant find any other reason. shes sitting next to me now watching location location location and is as bright as a button. im completely puzzled!

my ds is 22mths old and sounds just like yours. He can be rubbing his eyes as grumpy as you like but leave the room after putting him to bed and he wakes up. Jumps on bed, in and out of it etc.

Driving me mad, it is a phase I tell myself.

ok cheers chaps,, will keep telling myself as wise mners have said "tis just a phase"
must be something to do with their age if they are all the same

oh was also wondering about the heat too roly

dh's patented solution?

velcro.

one strip on bed.
one strip on pajamas.

sorted.

phd lol......
off to sewing box now...
wondering if wonderweb will do?

stair gate on bedroom door?

shut the door?

put her back in her cot?

22months is very young to understand about staying in bed!

gagrin, am too soft to close her door
she is generally fantastic at staying in bed all night til at least ohhh 05.30
Was just curious if this is the start of a new stage, she is so sweet when she gets up that i have to really try hard not to laugh.cot maybe a good idea again tho

she knows you think it's sweet!

just ignore her then - no eye contact; take her back to bed 100 times if needed just saying the same thing and nothing else (something nice though! - like "night night sleep tight see you in the morning")

It won't seem sweet when she's 2.5 and is still doing it...

i know dd should be in routine but she was until this week and for no apparent reason she has decided to change it. she ought to be dropping with only 7 hours sleep a day but she's absolutely not. no crying or whinging but no sleeping either. she just wants to sit with me and play. i keep telling her it is grown up time and she needs to get some rest but i know im fighting a losing cause trying to get her down as she is wide awake. im just going to go for the 'it's a phase' option or else try the velcro when all else fails