I Need Advice on Getting My 2 Year Old to Sleep Again!!!

Could be teething, but its probably just a phase. BOTH my boys went through it about 22-25 months. Refusing naps, not wanting to go to bed at bedtime, fussing and taking forever ot fall asleep.

My advice? Do what works. If he calms when you lay with him for a bit, do that. Its not the end of the world if your little guy needs some mommy snuggle time, and he won't rely on it forever, but if it gets him to bed happily, and you don't have to listen to the little guy scream and fuss.... it will be much better for both of you.

I know you said you have a daycare so that may not fully be possible for naptime, but try it for bedtime. Keep a solid routine, bath, jammies, brush teeth and go potty, read a book, then lights out, lay with mommy or daddy for 3 minutes, then bedtime. IF he knows the routine set in place, he'll be able to better anticipate bedtime and not put up such a fuss.

But again, its the age, and a phase which will pass. I know its hard to deal with, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and he's not giving up his naps, so keep putting him down at his regular naptime. Kids go through one phase only to start another... seems you jsut end one and you turn around and are staring another one right in the nose! :)

This also happened with my Son, I found that he was getting his back teeth in and I gave him pain reliever awhile before bed. Getting back into a good sleep routine was still hard. Make sure you do the same things each night leading up to bed and once he is in bed watch a clock and don't go to him too soon, if you need to go to him make it quick.
Best of luck!

I'm afraid I have no advice for you, but I'm going to read whatever responses you get! I'm right there with you! My son turns two next week and was always a GREAT napper and sleeper. Suddenly he's decided he doesn't like missing anything. He does not give up, just cries and cries! Good luck to you!!

I would have to agree with the first two responses. He's right at the age that the two yr molers would be coming in. Just rub some baby teething med on his gums back there, top and bottom. They even make one specifically for night time. Works so well!

If he's been a good sleeper and nothing has changed in his life, I would take him to the doctor for a check up just to make sure he doesn't have a persistent ear infection or something else that bothers him when he lays down, especially since he's crying. If it turns out to be some sort of sleep issue I always recommend the book "Sleepless in America" by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, a resident of Eagan who has written many wonderful child development books. Good luck--it's no fun to have a kid who won't sleep (I know).

My son is 20 months old and is doing the same thing(he used to be a great sleeper as well). Since he got most of his teeth later than most kids, I don't think he is getting his two-year molars yet. I don't know if this will work because you have a daycare, but what my husband and I have had to do since a week before Christmas is lay down in a bed next to his crib until he fals asleep or until we can sneak out without his noticing. I have been amazed at how easily he goes to sleep if we lay down in the bed next to him, we don't rub his back or even talk to him. I have been told that this is a phase and it too shall pass. Good Luck.