My 20 month old DS won't go to bet until 10+ in the evening. It's been going on for quite a few weeks now and it's hard work.
He doesn't seem tired, remains his happy self but gets very cranky if we try to put him to bed any earlier.
I think that part of the reason he stays up so late is that he keeps himself up to see daddy. Daddy is adored and awaited all day long.
DH does adore him back, enjoys having him around very much, but it would be nice to have a dinner "Ã deux" from time to time as he does require a lot of attention.
There is no chance of trying sleep training and controlled crying because his father just cannot bear to hear him cry. Goes ballistic.
He has bitter memories of having been forced to bed night after night so won't put DS to bed if there is any sign of protest (and I am sure DS knows this and pulls that string deliberately).
And anyway DS does sleep through the night apart from that.
He does do a 2 hour nap after lunch every day, which he seems to need.
Has anyone else gone through this and how did you resolve it? I so miss the days when he went to bed at 7 (but he would wake up 3 times a night then...)!!
Maybe I should just get used to the fact that me, the I-need-my-10-hours lady has given birth to a child that needs little sleep... sob!
Thanks all!