My child will not go to bed.

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My daughter has been relatively easygoing since we had her. But she screams bloody murder when we try putting her to sleep. We’ve tried the sweet and gentle bedtime routine with books and songs and snuggles. Then she starts stalling and thinking of more things she “needs.” She also starts trying to start conversation. Thennn come the tantrums when we tell her it’s time to sleep. She screams for me, then screams for her dad. If she happens to stop screaming she then gets out of her bed and opens her bedroom door to yell for us. Bedtime takes a minimum of 2 hours, which are really my only 2 hours to get things done AND have alone time. What am I doing wrong? 8 is her bedtime, but I start the process around 7:30-7:45. I was told an earlier bedtime is better, but it didn’t work for us.