Taming the Tyrant: How to Get Your Toddler to Sleep

Children are wonderful little creatures, but unless you establish a sleep routine, and establish it early, they will morph into tyrants, ruling the sleep patterns of all who live in the house.

According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, many sleep problems with children can be traced to unhealthy sleep patterns and angst about going to bed. Young children do not want to be separated from mom or dad, and they become irritable at the thought of doing so.

So what do these little tactical geniuses do? They ask for things...repeatedly? Do these sound familiar:
“I have to go potty.”
"I'm hungry."
“Can you read me another story?”
"Why do I have to go to bed?"
“I’m thirsty - I wanna drink of water.”

What’s a parent to do?