Toddler wont let us leave the room to go to sleep

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Hi, daughter is 2 and a half years old and she wont let us leave the room till she has gone to sleep. Some nights it takes an hour and 30 mins its killing us, never used to have issues with her settling down herself to sleep

Does she still have a nap?

Have you tried the gradual retreat type sleep training?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/sleep/1394888-What-worked-for-us-Hope-this-helps

This thread might be helpful.

She only naps at nursery which is twice a week and say for half an hour to an hour when she is with grandparents again twice a week and the one day with us she doesn't nap. We have tried to gradually get closer to the door but she wants us next to her

My son is the same age and same problem exactly! We’ve had some success with a star chart this week. The first day was me going in and out for hours, after that he seemed to get it. I think he may revert once he gets his promised treat tho!

It may be the nap transition. Does she sleep better on the days she’s had a short nap? What time is she going to bed? Do you have a bath/ bed routine?

DD (2) has never self settled, she was always breastfeed to sleep and she likes us to be with her so we get into my bed, she has a bottle of milk. She falls asleep and then we put her in her own bed. Not ideal but that’s the situation we are in. We are lucky though it only takes about 10 mins for her to fall asleep. I think I will wait till she’s a little older for the self settling as I don’t think that she is ready yet.

When ds wandered out we went in and gently put him back in bed then kissed him and left, we were silent so not interacting with him he eventually got bored.