My 13 Month Old Won't Sleep a Full 8 Hours

We went thru the same issue. We just took a great course on raising kids from infant on up. A simple thing that help was sticking to a schedule during the daytime. It was hard at first but it helped. It was very important that my child have her naps at same time everyday. Also that my child go to bed at an early time because they need alot of rest. After a wk of doing this my daughter sleeps thru night. Ex: When she took two naps, it was she wake up at 7am ,nap at 10:00a, then 12p wake up, 3p 2nd nap, 5p wakeup, 8p sleep. Now its wake 7a, nap 11am, 2 wake up, 7pm go to sleep. She takes on long nap but goes to bed early. Gives me adult time and she sleeps thru the night.

The one-year molars could definitely be the problem. Children's Motrin at bedtime (check with your pediatrician for the correct dose) should help.

As far as eating, kids' diets are drastically reduced after they turn one. Their growth slows down a lot, so they don't need as much. Plus, they're very busy exploring their world and just don't have time to eat!
About the "picky" part, you've just entered the realm of toddler food battles. If he refuses to eat something, don't try to offer alternatives "just so he'll eat something." He'll soon learn that he can get what he wants if he holds out long enough or fusses enough. Simply take his refusal to eat (or playing in his food, or throwing it down, etc.) as a cue that he's not that hungry. Remove him from the table and don't waste your time trying to convince him to eat. Just serve him something nutritious at the next meal or snack time (toddlers generally eat 3 meals, morning snack, afternoon snack, and sometimes bedtime snack -- he will have plenty of opportunities to eat, so don't fret!)
Also, a portion size for a kid his age is literally a couple of tablespoons of something. For example, one quarter of a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich and a couple slices of apple will make a meal for him. He's getting enough to eat, but it doesn't look like it because there's not much gone from his plate.
Keep reminding yourself that he won't starve himself. If he misses a meal or two, you can bet he'll make up for it at the next one. Mine (ages 2 and 4) have each had times where they went a full day where I'm not sure they ate more than a couple bites of cereal and a handful of grapes. However, the next day they ate whatever I put in front of them, and asked for seconds!
Also, try not to let him drink his calories. My daughter went through a no-eating phase for a while as a toddler before I realized she was drinking tons of milk at each meal. Her tummy was full of milk, so of course she wasn't hungry for dinner. As soon as we started monitoring (and limiting) her milk intake, she started eating better.

I have a 16 month old daughter that still wakes up 1 time during the night, sometimes, 2. I give her a bottle because thats the only way I can get her quiet without letting her cry it out, I out water in it though so it won tdecay her teeth. I think she is really restless as night tossing and turning. Mabey thats whats wrong with your son. She also used to eat anything, but now I have to go through so many different food items until she stops shaking he head no at me untl she approves of one, yeah.... I have my hands full with her. I definantly would not sleep with him. My son is 6 now but when he was a baby he slept by hiself then went through this sepration anxiety, I couldnt even close the dor when I went to the bathroom. I would sleep with him and it took me a year to brake it. I would just comfort him and stroke his hair until he falls back asleep.

I don't know about eating having anything to do with this, but the waking up in the night could be night terrors. My 9 month old had them twice so we put a night light in her room so if she does wake up she can see that she is in her room. She hasn't cried in the night since. I'm like you my daughter has slept through the night since she was 6 weeks old. Just a suggestion. :)

My daughter is a little over 14 months now and we had a similar problem for a few weeks. We started adjusting her bedtime a little, so that she was actually going to bed a little later (not much) and incorporating a snack and bath before bedtime. This way, she eats dinner with us and usually has yogurt or some fruit before her bath and then bed. Occassionally she still wakes up during the night, however, we are able to rock or pat her back to sleep with ease. I agree with the other poster too...my daughter just cut 3 of her molars (and a couple bottom teeth) so the teeth could definitely be the avenger! Good luck!!

It could be the curse of the one year molars!! My daughter is 14 months and has been getting her one year molars for what seems FOREVER (but in actuality probably a few weeks). You may be going through the same thing.

We've been giving our 7 1/2 month old infant gas-x sometimes before he goes to bed and it helps.