Shit, I need bed time help... quick!

[sugarbear]

DS (25m) is in his bedroom screaming. He usually goes to bed super easy: bath, teeth, stories, lay down, tuck in, good night.

Tonight, DH is gone (not abnormal). We did stories and he kept asking for another one. I let him have one more, and then tried to get him into bed. He was screaming already. He did eventually get into bed, after I assured him that we'd read the stories first thing in the morning, but he's still screaming 10 minutes later.

I've been in once.

He cannot get out of his room.

What do I do?

[CloudBee]

Wait it out. Check in on him a few times with reassuring words, place him back in bed, then leave.

[oregonpachey]

Is he overtired? DS gets like this when he is way too tired. It sounds like he is trying to test limits as well and screaming is the only way he can communicate right now. If that makes sense?

[sugarbear]

Thank you both! I think you're right-- definitely overtired, as he was up at 4:15 this morning (he did nap, but not much more than usual).

He's out now.
Ugh.

[thedash]

Sorry, that's always a bad way to start the night. Glad he finally went to sleep!