Bedtime gone downhill

[PontypandyPioneer]

I have an almost 4 yr old who is brilliant at bedtime. Also have a 2yr2 month old who was good at bedtime until last week. However now he's not wanting to lie down and go to sleep, just saying "no" and "I don't want to" and if we leave him he cries hard. Just last week he'd let us leave after milk & stories and he'd settle himself down.

No changes in routine, no major changes around him. He doesn't nap anymore, if he even has 20 mins it he's wide awake and pushes bedtime back until at least 10pm so I don't let him nap during the day. I know he's tired as when he eventually does give in and lie down he's asleep in about a minute!

Any help would be much appreciated!

this may sound really mean, but once you have settled him down with a story etc, leave him even if he starts to cry. if he is falling asleep so soon after he lays down, i wouldn't think he would cry for long before falling asleep. you could also try a reward chart system each morning, if he goes to bed without a fuss the night before then he gets a star, and 7 stars means a treat (toy from the poundshop or something similar). printable chart here: i.pinimg.com/originals/42/65/13/4265138969fdc3d39c7ee498222f80fe.png

all the best x