Hello
Our DS (3.8) used to be great to get to bed. Bath, book, pyjamas, bed. He'd chat away to himself for a while, then fall asleep.
But for the past few weeks he's been getting out of bed repeatedly, for increasingly ridiculous reasons.
First time: 'I need a wee'. Has a wee, back to bed.
Second time: 'I'm hungry'. I've learned that if I resist this, he'll just NEVER go back to bed, so give him a banana.
Third time: 'What are we doing tomorrow?' Tell him, put him back to bed telling him not to get up again or I'll be cross.
Fourth time: 'Teddy can't find his [infernal] squirrel'. Find said animal, in silence, kiss goodnight.
Fifth time: 'My finger hurts'. Shout, and slam doors.
Sometimes it goes on into sixth, seventh, etc.
I've tried the Supernanny approach of silently putting him back to bed, but then he gets all tearful and says he wants me to be nice to him.
Anyone got any tips? At the moment it means that a) he doesn't get to sleep until 9, and is a nightmare the next day, and b) I have no evening to myself, once dinner and kitchen clearance are sorted.