One thing you can try is to tell her you're going to come back and check on her. I do this with my DS. I check on him twice, and he knows I will always be back, so it reduces his need to come up with excuses to bring me back.

OP, I do have to ask... the timing seems to be suspiciously aligned with the daylight savings time shift. Is she just not tired because she's going to be an hour earlier?

Very common for kids to go through a phase like this.

You need to set whatever limits you are comfortable with. Are you willing to go in twice?

If so, then tell her exactly what's going to happen.

Then you have to be prepared to stick to it, even if she cries.

Anonymous wrote:It’s getting worse. If she stays in bed and just yells for us do we just leave her? Last night we went in 6 times before she went to bed. She’s exhausted and acting out at school today. She does not respond to reward charts....-OP

I ended up setting a limit on the number of retucks my son got and reminded him with each one that he had one less. After his retucks were done, I did not come to tuck him back in. I did 30-45 minute checks, the time increased as he adjusted.

You try telling her that each time she stalls (ie gets out of bed past the set number allowed) she has to go to bed 5 minutes earlier the next night.

It’s getting worse. If she stays in bed and just yells for us do we just leave her? Last night we went in 6 times before she went to bed. She’s exhausted and acting out at school today. She does not respond to reward charts....-OP

It’s bedtime stalling. She isn’t waking up at night. Thanks for the insight! Last night I ended up silently going into her room and putting her back to sleep without talking and that helped. Or perhaps she was tired of getting out of bed after the 4th time, haha. -OP

My kid has never been good about sleeping, it has always taken him a while to settle down and fall asleep. But we did notice that there were times that it was worse. He went through a phase were he refused to go to sleep if one of us was not home. I literally found him sitting in the hallway, next to his bedroom, with a blanket and his favorite stuffed animal three nights in a row because his father had left to play tennis. He wasn't loud, crying, or complaining. Just silently protesting sleeping while Dad was out. It was kind of funny. I let it ride and it stopped shortly there after.

We had lots of potty breaks, once he was potty trained. And then water breaks. And then it was playing with stuffed animals. It got better when he started playing sports and going to school because he was legit tired and fell asleep more quickly.

Good luck

Is this just bedtime stalling? Is she waking up during the night? Or is she just having a hard time settling down to sleep?

If it's settling down, this sounds really normal. I'd tolerate a call back or two, but then be firm about her needing to be quiet and in bed so she can sleep.

Kids go through phases, so if it's only been a few days I wouldn't really panic.

Anyone?!

Help! My amazing never made a peep after put to bed and slept all night sleeper is refusing sleep!! She just turned three and has been in a toddler bed for 3 mo this. She will hysterically cry until we go in and then say something like you forgot to give me a kiss or it’s dark or my sound machine is too loud, etc etc. other times she will wake up turn on her light and sit in her chair and read. I’ve gone In Twice tonight already. Do I leave her?? This is new to me so I don’t know how to handle. Been happening for a week now. She needs all the sleep she can get so I feel like I can’t leave her all night.