Reading through these advice tips brings back memories when my children were smaller. I know that it seems like that there is no light at the end of the tunnel, however, there is and before long you will see. My children are 11, 6 and 4. Absolutely, from day one I kept each of them on a very strict schedule. Never varying, my babies grew to learn pretty quickly, the routine and I did not ever get a peep. The most important thing, is that evening bath. Each of my babies knew that as soon as that bathtime came, bedtime was very soon to follow. 6:30 would come and I would start drawing the water. After that a quick nursing and right to the crib. No questions asked. They will also learn that when the tone of the house starts to quiet down, bedtime is approaching. Around bathtime I would dim the lights, tv goes off, etc. Soothing music playing can help,too! I will say that having a strict schedule is a bit inconvenient for active families, because you can never vary from this schedule. However, even at Disney we learned to adapt this schedule for hotels as well. I must say that my children, even with my oldest, 11, we still use this schedule. Early evening, tvs, computers, etc. are turned off and baths are taken care of. Our house is settled by 8:30. Because of this I never had a child that fought bedtime. It all started with the hour I walked in from the hospital with my daughter 11 years ago.