Oh Dear!

According to Babycenter.com, the average 2-year-old needs 13 hrs of sleep, 1 nap about 2 hrs and 11 hrs at night, so it sounds like she's not getting nearly enough sleep. I suggest getting her on a schedule (if she's not already) and stick to it. My 2-year old goes to bed at 8-8:30 and sleeps until 6-7 am and takes a 2 hr nap from 1-3 pm every day. She went through a stage where she was waking up really early (5 am) and waking up at night a few times and it lasted about 2 months, but now she's back on schedule and the yelling/screaming/tantrums/etc have greatly decreased. I also suggest that you stop bringing her to bed with you as it will probably just become a habit that's hard to break later (and you say that she's not sleeping when you bring her to your bed anyway). When my daughter started waking up at night crying, I would just go to her room and tell her it was still time to sleep and she'd go back to sleep. I don't think you're doing anything wrong, but it's just a phase a lot of kids go through and that you have to tough it out. You could also try a night light if she seems scared or a sippy cup of water in her bed if she's waking up and is thirsty.

Good luck and I hope it gets better real soon!

Sounds like she just needs less sleep...have you tried putting her to bed later? Also, she probably only needs one nap at this point. Don't let her sleep too late in the day, and only for 2 hours. My son doesn't need a lot of sleep, and I find if he goes down too early or sleeps too much during the day, he wakes up more at night, and also gets up too early in the morning. Once she finds a new schedule, the tantrums should subside some. Good luck!

No suggestion other than to go with it because at her age there is nothing you can do about the lack of sleep if she is just not doing it. Both of my kids did the same thing at that age and I tried things that worked a little, (lavender bath, soothing music, one hour of "down time" before bed) but it seemed to be just a phase and did go away eventually.

There is a great book called "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Marc Weisbluth that I swear by. I am on my third child and still refer to it all the time. Although it may seem like she needs less sleep, it may actually be that she needs more or at least a different bed time. Believe it or not, sometimes a much earlier bed time can make a big difference. My 3 yr old will take 45 min to fall asleep if I put him to bed too late. If I get him in bed by 7pm he's a sleep in 5. Just a thought. Also, keep in mind,at this age they are learning so much it is hard for them to settle down. I am sure this will eventually pass.