Ok so my son has always been a challenge to get to sleep and sometimes it’s worse than others. We are currently on an hour and a half while he pisses around. I have to sit in the darkened room with him or he just gets out of bed and it turns into an argument and he can be physical.
He is five and it used to be awful, he could be really physical and putting him back to bed repeatedly didn’t work, al it did was wind him up and make him angry. So we are in a better place than before but I am sooooo sick of sitting in a dark room for hours on end,
We have been very strict, he has a consistent bedtime, he watches minimal tv, he goes to bed on a fully tummy and eats well. He loves his Yoto player but he won’t let himself fall asleep if he listens to it so we’ve stopped allowing that at bedtime. He knows what is expected of him and he isn’t ND he just has, and always has had, the biggest FOMO ever. We have tried charts, rewards, taking things away over the years and nothing works. Absolutely nothing. He will go to sleep in his own good time.
I am so sick of it, husband works away sometimes so I’ve put all kids to bed. I’ve been sat in a dark room since 6pm, I am frustrated and angry and tired and have work to do as I didn’t manage to finish it before I had to collect kids from school.
There is no purpose to this post beyond venting and wishing it was easier sometimes. It’s so hard.