2 yr old -Major Seperation Anxiety and Standing up while Sleeping

[hellonicole]

My son is 2 years old.  He has a very difficult time falling asleep and cries when I leave the room. I walk in and walk out and soothe him but I'm having a problem getting him to lay down to sleep.  Typically, he'll stand up in his crib and fall asleep standing up. One time he slept from 12-4am standing up.

A few things to note:
my sister recently moved in with us and a newborn son. This is when it started to get worse.

Typical morning he wakes up, eats breakfast, plays, books, lunch etc,
Naps from anywhere between 12:30 and 2pm for about 1.5-1 hours.
Bedtime routine is books, bath, jammies, book, hold him in a chair then put him in the crib. No, I wasn't doing the baby whisperer so I might be the prop. Sometimes he wakes up when I put him in his crib.  Otherwise, he wakes in the wee hours of the morning crying and looking for me. When I come in the room, he'll get happy. When I leave he starts up again. When it gets bad I bring him to bed with me.

How do I help relieve his anxiety and what are some practical ways of getting him to lay down and stay laying down. Help. Thanks!

[mari]

Try just going in and laying him down or tapping the area of the cot where his head should be and then walking out, then wi (put down if necessary) and wo again until he is asleep.
Also, I would say to put him in the crib awake, try not to let him fall asleep on your lap as this is a prop, when he wakes, he needs you to help him get back to sleep again.

He could be suffering a little SA because of the new baby in the house, but to me it doesn't sound severe so you should be ok as long as you work on hes settling himself at night.

How does he fall asleep for naps?