Question
Our daughter is 2 1/2, almost 3 years old. I had a son 2 months ago. Our current struggle is with our daughter at bedtime. It takes her anywhere from 1-1 1/2 hours to fall asleep with a barrage of requests and getting out of bed. Until about a few weeks ago she hasn't ever had this much trouble going to sleep. Our bedtime routine is as follows: bath, pjs, brush teeth and hair, one book, prayers, and one song. There is no tv before bed and her sugar intake is kept to a minimum most days. Because of the newborn cries, we started playing soft classical music in the background to help her sleep (the music shuts off after one hour). The music worked wonders until a few weeks ago. She currently takes a short nap from preferably 1230-1330, but has had much trouble taking naps since our son was born. My inclination is to drop the naps to help with nighttime sleep, but she is a mess if she does not take at least a short nap. Thank you in advance for your advice.
