So, the perpetual question of how to raise your kids.
Our almost 3 year old suddenly started hating sleep, after about 2 months of being an absolute marvel.
The first night she put up a stink, we told her she can sleep with us that one night.
The second night she tried the same thing, but I was stern (...I yelled
) and she went to bed crying, but she fell asleep after about 5 minutes and slept through the night.
I'm usually the more strict one, but I felt terrible after seeing her going to sleep while crying. She's old enough now, and it was genuine sobbing out of sadness, not the tantrum screaming/crying lol.
I don't fully agree with the whole coddling thing and letting them get whatever they want so as to not hurt their feelings and whatever, but also she's still very young. Talking to her is a bit of a dead end these days as she pretends to listen and understand but then instantly ignores and negates everything you just told her.
There's no way to know why, nor if it's just a phase. But how do you guys deal with stuff like this?