Toddler sleep

[MyCandidPoster]

Not really sure what I’m looking out of this just wondering if others in same position and what do they do.
3 year old is very clingy at bed time, my partner and I have to take it in turns to put her to sleep.
once she is asleep we then have to lie with her for around 40-50 minutes to make sure she is in a good enough sleep or else we found she would wake straight away.
now more recently after lying for 45 mins or so she’s now fully waking up an hour after and glaring at the camera until we go into her and from then on she just tosses and turns until one of us get into bed with her for the night which we don’t mind but it’s just the not getting to sit for an hour or so once she’s gone to bed!
anyone else’s toddler the same? What do you do? Thanks.

So she’s not climbing out of bed or anything? Or screaming for you?

I do a lot of ‘time to sleep now, night night!’

He gets time for cuddles/stories/chats before lights out.

I don’t lie down or get into bed with them, they have to get the message that adults don’t go to bed the same as children. If didn’t have any time to catch up on things in the evening I’d go nuts.

We had about two weeks of taking him back to bed 15x of an evening but he did get the message.

We got into this habit a few times. She cries until we snuggle 😂
We broke it by first sitting next to the bed. She didn’t like it but got used to not be long cuddled to sleep but still having a parent there. Then slowly moved away. Took about 4 days but we slowly broke the cycle and it was as gentle as we could do it. They’re still so young after all. Good luck whatever you try.

Yeah i probably sound a bit harsh in my advice! I will always give him an extra cuddle. But unless he’s poorly, my evening is not going to be spent laying in a toddler bed.

I like this idea! Will give it a go. Yes I feel guilty because she is still young and won’t want us in bed forever but this way seems nice! Thanks x