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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 3 year old has always been a terrible sleeper. He fights sleep, even as a baby when we tried to sleep train. He would scream for hours, day after day. Maybe we just should have done the extinction method but he has always been incredibly stubborn and we were never able to sleep train. At the age of 2 he dropped naps. He will fall asleep if we are in the car in the afternoon but we tried just [b]locking him in his room for naps and he would kick the door and scream for two full hours[/b]. So we gave up on naps.

Now he goes to bed great but will stay in his room playing, reading, singing, etc for a few hours every night so he doesn’t fall asleep until close to 10 pm. And he wakes up at 6 am.

He is a high energy kid and he gets a lot of exercise and stimulation during the day- no screen time, lots of outdoor time and running around, biking, on his scooter, hiking, running around with a soccer ball- but it’s like he fights sleep tooth and nail. If [b]I let him fall asleep with me, which I very rarely do, he will fall asleep within 20 minutes or so.[/b] He has a healthy diet and no processed foods or sugary things.

I think he is just constantly fighting sleep. I’ve tried loveys etc but that hasn’t worked either.

Any suggestions? Or is this just the way he will be?[/quote]

I am glad you gave up on naps, locking a child in his room sounds awful.

I think you have you answer... just let him fall asleep with you. Your other methods are clearly not working,  why not actually stick with something that works for your  child? Whatever gets your child (and you) more sleep is a winner in my book.

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