Any suggestions out there? Our 3 yo only wants mom to read books, sing, put him to bed every night. It takes upwards of an hour sometimes & he refuses to have his dad put him to bed. To avoid a meltdown & huge ordeal (his 1 yo brother is next door) I just do it. Strong willed is an understatement for this kid. He appears to be fine w: dad if we prepare him ahead of time it’s dad’s turn but it quickly goes south when it’s time to turn off the lights. It kills me to have him go to sleep so upset.

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Unpopular take from me, your kid can go to sleep upset sometimes if it means they grow an understanding of who’s in charge and why you’re making him be put down by dad. These days I think parents are so careful to consider their kids feelings that I see so many of them lose charge. And I see their kids grow up spoiled and entitled thinking they don’t need to respect or listen to their parents. The best and kindest and most caring parents I see are also pretty strict when it comes to rules around bedtime and that kind of stuff. I know a couple who’s let their kid become in charge of the house basically, and she doesn’t go down until after midnight. Every night. Blegh. It’s tough but stay strong!

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Same! I’m the fun and goofy dad, but my kids know who the alpha of the house is. Not just for discipline but protection. I’m a big believer in firm discipline but also hand in hand with gentleness and presence. My kids know I run a tight ship but they also know they can come to me for anything big or small.

An hour of that is far too much. The inmate is running the asylum.
Communicate clearly a new routine. Put it in a handmade storybook or make a visual chart of the steps and post it in their room. Then execute.
“You are 3 (or it’s November now) now, this is the bedtime routine for this phase!” Alternate dad and mom colors each night or whatever. Explain it all, then do it. He may well freak out the first night but just blame the system “I’m so sorry! The chart says…”

If he misbehaves otherwise beyond being upset a few nights, add an element for rewarding good behavior (2 stories if he does well 3 nights in a row or whatever.)

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Normal. Suggest dad routinely does it more often so that he adapts. We alternate one of us doing bath and the other doing bed so our toddler has gotten used to the concept of if mom does this dad does that. Not always smooth sailing, as with everything toddler related but it gives us something to reinforce during the meltdowns and just got to be consistent. If one of us spends more time with him for one reason or another, he shifts with desiring that person more. Fun times!

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Is this newish behavior?

We went through a similar thing with our 3 YO. Not entirely dad related, he just went from being very easy to put down to having separation anxiety and trying to draw out bedtime for an hour like you mentioned. We ended up addressing by having his 1.5 YO brother move in, everyone’s happier and the bedtime routine is much more streamlined

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It is since his dad came back home from working out of state. But he let him put him down multiple times and then all of sudden he won’t. He also wakes up around 3am and won’t sleep for almost an hour and I have to be next to him. He won’t let dad.

This is the age of testing limits. You either do whatever they want to avoid the meltdown and accept that as your life, or you set a boundary and hold it and they will learn to trust your boundaries.

Say it is dad’s turn. Make it be dad’s turn and don’t give in. You are on duty for the 1yo. “It is dad’s turn tonight. Mommy is taking a turn with baby brother.” Let them have whatever emotions they need to, but don’t switch. You may have to do this a few times for them to trust your boundary.

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Just know that this is a phase, albeit an exhausting one. Try to enjoy the preciousness of it all, and I know that's a terribly annoying response to hear when you just want to breathe. This was my daughter for years and years, but now she's nine and sometimes sneaks into bed on her own, and I'm like, "Hello!? You best give your mama a snuggle!" She needed a whole hour-long song and dance production to even get in her bed. Maybe dad can join you for a while and then you can start to slip out here and there. Tag team approach? Why you gotta be so awesome, mom?! He loves you so dang much!

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