I have found if i put my daughter to bed, then read her stories, or sing songs while she's in bed, i can't get her to sleep. I always have trouble getting her to sleep, so i have found a solution to this that works for me.

Half an hour before i put her to bed, i read to her, sing her songs, or what ever she want's and i spend a good solid half an hour with her doing this, and when it becomes bed time and for her going to sleep, i have no problems at all. She goes off to sleep vertually straight away. It's worked wonders for me, and she's asleep with in 20 minutes.

I've done this for a few months now, and it's still working on her very good. I know every child isn't the same, so maybe trying different techniques on your child and maybe doing it a different way to what i've done, and hopefully it works for you also.