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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi
If a kid isn't sleeping through the night at 2 years it means you did something wrong when he was a baby. Don't worry though, because all you need to solve this problem is a little insensitivity.
You must make it very clear that night time is for sleeping. From 8pm to 7am my kids know they are to be in their rooms and they are to be quiet. My advice is to lock the kid in his room at bedtime and ignore him until morning - I don't care if he's crying, thirsty, or whatever. Do this for as long as it takes for him to get the message and you'll be fine.
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BALONEY, that is just an excuse to give the parent a guilt trip. And they have come here for recommendations, not to get a guilt trip.
Our son never required much sleep as a child. I talked to my pediatrician and he basically said, we all have different sleep patterns and require different amounts of sleep. And usually they figure it out by themselves, how much is necessary. So I never insisted on afternoon naps, bed by 7 pm, etc. Now on the other hand, he was not up until 1 am either.
But really, is going to bed at 7 pm more important for the health and welfare of the child or for peace and quiet for the parent. Sure, parents work hard, they need down time too. But little down time is part and parcel of being a parent.
I can pretty well guarantee you that by the time they are into the teenage years, they will sleep and you will wish they were awake more.
In the meantime, you have also mentioned that if he goes to either set of grandparents, your child does not have a sleeping problem. So he has programmed you to come if he happens to stir and wake up. There are various modifications suggested here that I would give a try. Let them fuss for 10 or 15 minutes, give a quick comfort, repeat. I would certainly try and persevere with that and see how that works out.
And have you asked either of your parents how they settle him down? Why not try what they are doing since they seem to have great success.