my top tip from recent personal experience

okay, this may sound obvious but once you have them in a decent sleeping and bedtime routine DONT spoil it, not for one night, not for the world! because i took zach out to a mates 2 evenings in a row he fell asleep in the car, didn't think it would do any harm as we've had the odd night but the next night i tried to put him to bed and he screamed, was scared of his bed and room! so put him to bed in ours, where he stayed for about 2 weeks! now finally getting him back in his own bed but the first night i had to endure 2 hours of screaming and crying, second night was 2 hours of complaining and tonight was an hour of waiting (i can't leave him to fall asleep alone, long story). so i know it sounds obvious but DONT EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER change their bed time or sleeping routine!

WELL SAID I GOTTA AGREE I SWEAR BY ROUTINE MORGAN IS IN A ROUTINE AND SHE HATES IT IF THAT CHANGES I THINK CHILDREN NEED TO KNOW WHERE THEY STAND AS MUCH AS US ADULTS ..............SO YH ONCE U GET ONE GOING KEEP IT UP IT IS WORTH IT IN THE END X

I TOTALLY AGREE.........................

I also agree and i have this trouble with duncan after he comes home from his dads as his dad doesn't believe i putting him to bed before 10pm most nights....so i have to deal with it when he gets home, get it sorted after the first night though....xxx

yes totally agree with all you ladies here about the sleeping routines, all of mine been qite good really (all 7 lol) had a routine set up from newborn, and never altered it and seemed to have worked all slept through the night from 4 weeks have odd night of restless sleep when under the weather or teething but other than that no probs at all.