Falling asleep at night
So, I'm having some issues on trying to make my 3yo toddler go to sleep at nights. She's currently going to school, so she wakes up at 6-6:30am and we get her ready by 7am. She has to be at school no later that 7:45am since they give her breakfast there. They eat lunch between 11:30am and 12:15pm, and take a nap between 12:45pn and 1:15pm. Then they have a snack between 2pm and 2:20pm and get out at 2:40pm. I try to have her ready to go to sleep between 6:30pm and 7:30pm but she always end up going to sleep after 8:30pm or 9pm. I try to keep the same routines at home so that it doesn't affect her sleep cycle but somehow she ends up going to sleep late and it's affecting getting her up in the mornings. What can I do that doesn't include melatonin or exercising a few hours before bedtime because I've done that and she has to much energy stored and is not working 🥹
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What is happening in that 2-3 hours? Is she procrastinating and you are staying with her? Is she just sitting calmly in bed and playing with stuffies or looking at books? Is she totally wired and bouncing off the walls?
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