help 2 year old screaming at bedtime

[lyssie29]

My 2 year old has always happily gone to bed but all of a sudden today she is really going crazy because she doesn't want to go bed. she's climbing out of her cot and crying at the bedroom door. I've never seen her like this. What do i do? I really don't want to get her back up. If I do I'm afraid she do it every night and I'm a single mother and this is the only time i get to myself. please help I'm desperate. She's been attached to me all day and i need a little alone time.

If she can climb out of her cot you really need to change to a bed (sorry!) or she may hurt herself. Unless I've misunderstood

Here are the things that make my 2 yr old difficult or upset at bedtime, could any of these apply:

Teething?
Nap too long/time to drop the nap?
Overtired - eg just started nursery?
Not well?

My DS is doing the crying thing right now. I let him nap today. When he doesn't nap, we have a lot less of a battle at bed time, but he's so tired by bedtime then! It's so hard isn't it?!

@minipie yes you're right she does need to go into her big bed. I've been getting it ready for her and I even tried her in that and she wasn't having any of it. she will be sharing with her sister and I'm afraid if she cries like that every night it'll keep her awake.

She normally has a nap every afternoon but twice this week she wouldn't go down and today as soon as I put her down she went crazy so i just put it down as she wasn't tired enough but then by bed time I could tell she was really tired but as soon as I said bedtime to her she freaked. I'll finish off her bed tomorrow but i domt if she'll sleep.in It yet. Her sister refused to sleep in hers until almost 2 and a half.

If she's normally fine and has just done this tonight, I really wouldn't stress too m7ch. Certainly there are no "... what if it's like this forever" stress - it's only one night!

A bit late now maybe but did you ask her what's wrong - needed a specific toy, hungry, waiting to poo, lonley etc

Around that age for my eldest i had to explain that he ws upset because the tired was coming out and sleeping made it disapear.
Youngest i have to explain the sequence of events - teeth, story, sleep, and then you can play with the toy

@leniguru is this your own website you are linking to?

Thanks everyone. She did again today for her nap. It's separation anxiety.