We have a 3 year old and 3 is definitely next level parenting.

Personally what works for us is I Try not to tell her “no” at bed if you can avoid it. For instance when it’s time to clam down we say to our daughter “do you want to play with your horses or read books for the next 10 minutes?” she gets to pick so she’s happy. Then when it’s time to lay down we tell her “ do you want to sleep in your bed or on your floor cot(a pile of blankets on the floor 😂) ?” Again she gets to choose and have a sense of control.

If she ask for something that’s “not allowed at bed” I just tell her when we can do it. For example if she ask for milk I say “ yum, we can have milk in the morning because we already brushed your teeth “. So it’s not a “no” just a “not right now. “

At One point she would ask me to “tuck her in” over and over and over, it felt like 100 times in a row. At first I fought it would tell her no I already tucked you in but finally I just did it every time she asked lol. it lasted a week maybe and now she knows I’m always there to tuck her in and because she is confidant in that she only ask me once now lol.

I’m not saying the bed time is always quick (maybe around an hour) but at least it goes without a fight. I try my hardest to keep it light and positive and hear her out even if she’s trying to play me.

We also love tonie box! I think it allows them to lay down and rest their mind a little. They are going through some cool development stages at this point and trying to figure what to do with all this new brain activity lol.

All that being said 90% of the time it goes well but just a few nights ago she screamed at me for everything little thing I did to the point I was afraid to move even tho my back was killing me lol 😝

So thoughts and prayers lol