All the parenting books explain the importance of a good bedtime routine, and if you stick to the routine your child will sleep...blah, blah, blah. I perscribed to this with my son, and, guess what? It doesn't work. Patrick is a bad sleeper. I will take the blame for it because I am not a good sleeper either. Since he is not the greatest at going to bed, our bedtime rituals have changed to meet his needs as he goes to bed.
We try to unwind before bed, and oftentimes that means reading a book downstairs. This is part of our routine now, and is known as the "down here book." In our nightly bedtime negotiations, Patrick tries to get 2 down here books and 2 upstairs books. How can you deny a kid this? Anyway, I thought it was neat that he developed the phrases upstairs book and down here book.
Your challenge - revisit your bedtime routine. Does it need a change? Since I've started this challenge I've made changes to both kids routines...Shannon now gets a book and 2 songs, and, well, Patrick is still a nightly negotiation!
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