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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would put the 2 year old down before the 4 year old. That gives you time to connect/snuggle/big kid time with the 4 yo and the 2 year old can get enough sleep.

Good luck! [/quote].

Op here we did do this last night (2 yo first at 7:30, one on one time with 4yo till 8) and it helped (4 yo went to bed willingly.). But they still did not fall asleep for another hour and kept each other up giggling). Dh left room with only periodic checks/chastising.  Thanks everyone for the advice.  [/quote]

That's great. I would maybe let the 4 yo stay up (out of the room, doing calm and non-screen things) til the 2 yo is asleep. Try for 7:15 for the 2 yo and then 8:30 for the 4 yo maybe? But if the 4 yo has to go in before the 2 yo is asleep, I would admonish the "big kid" ahead of time not to talk to the little one. Like, get conspiratorial about it, "you know how 2 yo is, eye roll, doesn't really know how to go to sleep like a big kid...." and "thanks for helping us out as the big kid!" etc. And if the talk even after that, I would sternly shush the minute I heard it. And tbh probably target the little in my firmness, so the big one feels guilty, and redoubles their efforts to ignore/tamp things down on their own. this is so bizarre and psychologically twisted, but it's exactly what I did![/quote]

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