Any suggestions for a good wind down and bedtime routine?

My 5 year old daughter, will not go to bed. She hates bedtime, and I don’t think it’s in the normal way children dislike bedtime.The mention of bedtime sends her into a flat panic, and a ‘don’t leave me daddy’ clinginess. She knows her bedtime is at 7:30 (what I aim for - in reality I only get her to sleep after 10) but every single day she acts as if I’m shattering her world at the mention of sleep.Just to clarify, she’ll happily get into bed, and lay down for story time, it’s actually going to sleep that’s the problem. She will not let herself fall asleep.Depending on how tired she is, she will either just flat out have a temper tantrum, or she will try to distract me with a 100 and 1 questions. And some nights she’ll try bring up some sensitive issues, as I’m tucking her in, that I don’t want to shut the door on. (Her mother is not in the picture, so she’ll want to talk about mommy. Or something about my girlfriend) I know she’s manipulating me here, but I’m also left with the question what if this is the only time she feels comfortable enough to talk to me.I’m so tired of every night being a fight when it comes to sleeping, and I just honestly don’t have the time to spend every night lulling her to sleep for hours! It’s taking its toll on me emotionally and physically. I’m a single parent who works full time, and with the way things are I’m just not getting anything done, and I just don’t how to stay on top of things. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2zsSZhl