I hope something starts to work soon for your little guy. I have some suggestions that have worked for me and my family:

* warm milk
* cut out sugar, lots of processed food from diet
* Grammy always walks my nephews to the park and lets them run around like crazy
* no tv right before bed (I have read this is important for adults, too)
* When I cannot sleep because I am angry, frightened about something, I say a simple prayer over and over – sometimes just “Please help me”. If I am really clogged up with anger, I repeat over and over every prayer I can think of (I was raised Catholic)
* Writing/journaling about something I am upset about helps, too. Maybe your son could color/draw.
* Please do not laugh, but I also take a warm bath with that Johnson and Johnson lavender baby bath.
* I went to the Johnsonsbaby.com website and under Milestones, 13-24 months, they have a helpful article with lots of good ideas called “Bedtime and your Toddler.”
* My niece, Shannon, enjoys saying “God Bless…” everyone she can think of as part of her routine.
* I have also seen these: Sweet Dreams: 36 Bedtime Wishes” by Cooper Edens and Sheryl Abrams. They are individual cards w/a poem to recite, or verse to read, and then slip under the pillow for sweet dreams.

Sorry, I got carried away….

Best Wishes,
Francine