I see this is an old question and hope it’s not a problem anymore !

In his bed is story time include him as a character in book you are reading and towards end add he was so tired and yawn after suxh a busy dayhis eye lids drooped and to dreamland did fdrift away. Soft voice bit hypnotic but I used it on mine. Another which was naughty I let older one particullarly stay up and he fell asleep on lounge,where after I carried him to bed.. hope helps. I can still send my younger one 36 when I visit him and his partner he sits at my feet (really!)stroke his head an he is gone, his long term girlfried thinks it is fnny when I visit

Some great info in a book I’m reading callednthe happy sleeper. It’s helped. I was at the point where I wondered if my under 2nwould wear herself out and curl up in a, pile of toys as I was too tired to deal with it.

It sounds like you have tried everything!
Unfortunately this could be just a phase.
Don’t let your child sleep in the next day, no matter how sooky he gets, no nap either. Come that night he will welcome bed time happily.
Leave the door open so he doesn’t feel locked away.
Good luck

I hope things have sorted out for you, bed times are hard when they are little. I have 2 children a boy & girl & they sleep in the same room together as they don’t seem to be able to sleep with out each other. it is very sweet really considering how much they fight during the day. Good luck

we are having this too. but usually ok if he doesn’t have a day sleep. we find leaving a light on and door open a bit helps. just a phase unfortunately

We changed around when he had a bath as it used to be just before bed, and that helped as baths tend to revive tired kids, Is he able to give you an answers as to why he doesn’t want to go to bed, my guy is 3.5 and at times we are able to have conversations and ask him if something is bothering him, for us routine routine routine and not being adversarial (which is the hardest when they are being unreasonable) it does sound like attention seeking, do you have other children? we are as even as we can possible be and kids just don’t see that, I ended up having one day a week that was a mummy day with him,I had to give it up for work etc.. but I think it changed our relationship for the first time ever he’s giving us kisses & cuddles (from day one he was never an affectionate child)

Make sure he is sleepy at bed time and turn all technology off for the hour before bed to let the brain wind down.

try leaving him up a little later and see if this helps, or make sure he has a night light on and let him read himself in bed until he falls asleep

Have you managed to find a way to settle him?

I think sticking to one consistent routine might be your best bet… even explain to your son what the routine is and that is how it will work.

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He might be scared of something maybe comfort him for a little while until he is half asleep and then go

Hope some of the advice below has helped and he is settling better for you.

When I read books I would often lie next to them in bed as I read to them. It seems to relax them more.

I hope things have improved for you

All kids don’t like bed time. Persistence is the only answer I have.