Peaceful Rest

I sincerely hope we aren't the only parents who have a nightmare of a time getting their child to sleep. Are we asking too much to want Amelia to go to bed without jumping on the bed, arguing with everything we say, and requiring one of us lay with her forever? I'm sure no kid bathes themselves, reads their own bedtime story, and tucks themselves into bed. That said, I'm not thinking bedtime takes over an hour for most parents. Sure, she'll go to sleep if we either go to bed with her or let her stay up until she passes out from exhaustion. Unfortunately, we believe in things like schedule and structure...and apparently Amelia believes in things like parental torture and tension.