sleep training 2 year old : tips ?

Question

Our baby slept through the night for about a year (obviously except when I'll or upset etc) . went through a what looks like a sleep regression with generally one night waking quite regularly in the week (around 4 times a week ). tried everything to get back to sleep quickly (reassuring, cuddles, song, music, silence, night light, persuading). but fail most times: she just wants to cuddle mum foreever. this has lasted 4 months so I guess last step is putting our foot down/sleep train because we are no longer able to function properly during the day due to sleep deprivation. Any one gone through this or tips ? thanks

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2 year olds are tiny dictators. Lol. My girl is 2.5 yrs & has recently decided she doesn't want to go to bed so she's going to stretch out her routine...first it started with she wants water, then she needs to blow her nose (which is her just saying "achoo" into a tissue), then she wants new socks, different pjs, another hug, her bedtime song, the blanket on again...etc etc...it's like the book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"! At first it was funny but now it can stretch the 15 min bed routine to over an hour. We put our foot down by ensuring she knows she gets "one last sip", she already blew her nose, etc & she has consequences (if she screams for a nonsense reason & won't go to sleep, she loses her nighttime bath for the next day). So far it's been working. Just be consistent & let them know what you're doing. Good luck!

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Our 2 year old sleep regression was introduced during a camping trip last summer.  Our son has been in our bed/room ever since.  We eventually bought a dog kennel mat for him and most nights he stays on the puppy pad at the foot of our bed.  
Part of his sleep regression is that he thinks Chewbacca lives in his closet/hides out in the camper.  The puppy pad was a happy medium that allows him to feel safe but gives everyone their own space.
Not every kid does this.  Our first two never got out of their beds in the middle of the night once they started sleeping through the night.

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gawd. attempted to sleep train and it was a complete utter disaster - toddler a lot more anxious and stressed out than usual... bedtime taking 2 hours as opposed to books - cuddles bed. I shouldn't have changed our routine. the night ime routine works well. it's the night wakings I can't sort out. feel so depressed.

sleep training 2 year old : tips ?

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