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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take everything out of his room except his mattress/blankets so there is nothing he can throw/hurt himself with. Get a child safety latch for the closet so he can't get in there.

Do your normal bedtime routine, tell him he gets to decide when to go to bed but he stays in his room and close the door.

Sit outside of door reading a book. When he opens tell him "oh not sleepy yet? Im busy reading. Back in room."

It will take a few days but if he has nothing to escalate him (either in his room or from your attention) he will stop.

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I agree with all of this. He is in control now and you are not. This is a way to calmly regain control. [/quote]

I think he would legit panic, he struggles with separation anxiety and if he felt locked unable to get to me he would probably totally panic until he puked[/quote]

If the melatonin solves all your problems, then I think you’re just putting him to bed too early and he’s not tired. [/quote]

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