Hi there, our 35month old DD has started to scream and yell as we go out the door after putting her to bed - this is very out of character for her as she has always been such a chilled out sleeper - with visitors commenting on how well she goes down.
So here's what normally happens
7:30pm bedtime - we usually start about 7:15pm to get teeth and bedtime story done and then a 'goodnight angel' as DH or I go out the door. She will sometimes chat for about 10-20 mins but there has never been any screaming or getting out of bed. We shut the door to her room as we sleep upstairs and don't want her roaming around the house at night just encase she hurts herself. My DH thinks I'm paranoid, quiet possible so!, but I'm a 'better to be safe than sorry girl'.
Now what's happening is
We do the above and when it comes time to walk out the door she jumps out of bed screaming and yelling. Last night we just shut the door and she stopped in about 2 mins tonight the same thing but this time I went in to talk to her and ask why she was so upset. She said she couldn't get to sleep. I told her that when we go to bed we don't necessarily fall asleep straight away we lie there for a little bit then fall to sleep. If I give her a face-rub (just stroking her cheeks) for about 1 minute she is totally fine but I don't want this to become something she has to have to go to sleep.
I have started doing a sticker chart for bedtime (she loves this type of praise and encouragement). She gets one stamp/sticker if she brushes her teeth without grumping or fussing and then we take the chart into her bedroom and she gets one as I go out the door (now this is where it is failing as I give her a stamp/sticker after we have read the story and she is, at this stage, being all sweetness and light, but when I go out the door and the sticker is already on the chart she starts the yelling
Am I being over-reactive. She has had abit of a change in her attitude over the past three or so months - I think it must be the 'Two's' kicking in abit later. She is usually a pretty chilled out kid but does have abit of a spirited nature at times - bit like her mummy
Also on another front - toilet training
She has been wearing knickers during the day for nearly a year now (still wearing a nappy at nap times during the day and at night for her sleeps). She will do weez on the toilet but not poos. I have heard the poo part can take abit longer but it is now stopping her wanting to go weez on the toilet! I don't want to push the issue and make it a negative thing. We have done the sticker chart, which worked well, and I am going to start back on this.
Sorry for the novel - just had to unload and get it all off my chest in one hit
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated and many thanks in advance
Cheers
