hi Supermomma
i tried following your advise but my situation with my 2 year old is not getting any better,
last night for example i put him in bed at 7 i read him his bed time story and tucked him in, left the room and went on with what i was doing. not 10 min. later he was standing is the door out of bed, i ignored him, then he came closer. i took him back to bed and spoke nicely to him, it didn't work he got out of bed 5 times. then my husband let him sit with him at the TV and there he fell asleep. at 10:00 he woke up, i took him back to bed constantly, i watched the clock untill 11:00 i gave him at least 6 hidings, to stay in bed as soon as i turn around and walked out of his room he is behind me. not even 5 min later he is at my bed side. i even closed his door and my bedroom door, but he keeps on coming to our bedroom, standing next to our bed and crying to get in to bed with us.
after an hour of strugling i could not take it any more and i let him sleep with us. i realy do not know what to do, even if i give him a hiding that doesn't stop him. he is so persistant and not naughty, i feel so sorry for him and i know that this must stop but i don't know how... PLEASE HELP ME