We put Charlie in a toddler bed around 28 months, which probably contributed to his bedtime routine getting out of control and starting to take hours.

Inevitably, Bee or I would fall asleep while putting him down and would wake up next to him hours later. We'd either not be able to get back to sleep, or we'd be too tired to get any work done. It caused a huge drop in our productivity and happiness.

This week I finally figured out how to get Charlie's bedtime routine back down to half an hour (more on that later). It's been amazing! Anyway it got me thinking: have any of you guys wrestled with your LO's bedtime routines suddenly becoming long/difficult around this age? And if so, how have you dealt with it?