I have 2 boys, aged 4 and 2 (will be 3 in August) who have shared a room since Xmas. Initially they adapted well to sharing and went to sleep with no problems.
Lately, however, my youngest son has ben very disruptive at bedtime; constantly getting out of bed and generally playing up.
I'd welcome any thoughts or advice - the key points for info are:
- He's always been a relatively good sleeper
- I'm a SAHM so he sees me all day, and Daddy is usually home in time for bath/story/bed duties
- He's no worse/better with either myself or DH
- We've always had a consistent bedtime routine as per advice - bath, story bed, so he knows the triggers and signs for bedtime
- We're not sure exactly, but it seems to have started from potty training. He's dry in the day but wears pull ups at night (these are usually dry in the morning)
- He seems to be amused the more cross we get, and finds 'rapid return' hilarious, even after 40-50 times of doing it.
- There's a blackout blind at the window as well as curtains, although during the summer months there is some light in the room
- In every other way he's a good kid - his health is great, he eats well, and by the time he goes to bed at 7pm he's tired enough that he should sleep.
It's a very stressful situation we want to get on top of asap, not least because his brother is starting school in September and he's going to nursery, and we've baby number 3 due in October!
Thanks in advance for your advice