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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is the 4yo still balling? If he is you cant expect him to fall asleep at 8pm. If not napping he should be in beds light out by 7/730. [/quote]

4 yo not napping.  2 yo naps about an hour. -OP[/quote]

Your children are overtired before bedtime.

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/children-and-sleep/how-much-sleep-do-kids-need

1-2yo need 11-14 hours of sleep.  With a nap, that's a minimum of 10 hours each night.  If that child wakes at 6.30 every morning, that child needs to be asleep by 8.30 at the latest, and that's for the minimum amount of sleep, 5.30 for the maximum end of the range.  Budget a minimum of 30 minutes for bedtime, and have one parent keep the 4yo out and busy while you put the 2yo to bed.

Your 4yo needs 10-13 hours, and if they wake up at 7.30, they need to be asleep no later than 9.30, earliest would be 6.30.  So bedtime needs to be 30 minutes for a short bath, teeth, book and then lights out.

It sounds to be like you're drawing out the evening too much, and they want more fun time.  If you split up bedtime (don't split bedrooms, because you can use the 4yo's desire to be a good big sibling to be quiet while the younger one sleeps), you can keep them from feeding off of each other.[/quote]

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