Calling ALL moms...

As you've probably guessed by now, I am the mother of a 3 1/2 year old little boy. He can be the most loving and sweet little thing. Emphasis on the "can be". Here lately, he does not want to go to bed. I mean, pitching fits, screaming his head off, crying...the whole 9 yards. It's been going on for roughly a month. Not every night, but definitely enough to cause some concern. And then, there are some mornings when the temper tantrums continue - Not wanting to get dressed, arguing with everything you say...literally kicking and screaming. I'm at my wits end. I have tried everything. Last night, he cried and cried. I was just going to let him cry it out but it got so bad that his daddy decided to put him in bed with us. And, even then he didn't fall asleep until nearly midnight. Tonight, we had another fit, but not as bad. After letting him cry it out, and knowing if he got out of bed it would be trouble, he decided to risk it and open to door to say, "Mommy, please come here. I need to talk to you" in his sweet, angelic voice. After a minute of hesitation - solely because I don't want him to think that he can pull this every night - I decided to go in. Making a long story short, he is in his own bed tonight as I lay here listening to hubby's awful snores that you can hear a mile away..

I am open to any suggestions that anyone has that will help the bedtime routine. We are going to try to get him to bed early and see if that makes a difference....Here's to hoping for good luck...