Ok, it's not much of a shock, but it is to me...
My 2y 11mths old ds always been a great sleeper and happily went to bed. Just recently, though, he has started flipping out at bedtime - started with resisting his bath, and now is full blown screaming until he falls asleep. It only lasts ten minutes and then he's asleep (or at least quiet), but it's a crappy way to end the day.
We have a well-established bedtime routine, calm and predictable. He's been in his big boy's bed for ages. He no longer naps during the day, and hasn't for a while.We try to always get him to bed when he's tired but not over-tired - around 7-7.30pm.
Assuming it's fear of the dark/night terrors we have given him a dim night light that we leave on all night, we have eliminated any stories with lions/crocodiles/monsters - anything scary or exciting.
We're going to try the whole 'I'll be back in ten minutes thing' and have also just starting putting on a CD with a couple of soft lullabies for him to listen to after we've gone.
Sounds a bit fussy - what approach to take...
Any ideas?