Moves progressively towards the bedroom, with the last few steps occurring in the bedroom.Has decreasing levels of light and activity.Takes approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.Something that you can commit to doing on a consistent basis – every single night.Bath, massage, songs, books, prayers, hugs, kisses, feeding, and cuddles are all popular activities.
If you conquer the how, when, and what of bedtime, you are officially a night sleep ninja master (and you get a sassy belt which is remarkably on-trend for this season).īedtime begins with a lovely routine that is a set of relaxing activities that are enjoyed by all parties involved. This is bedtime, except generally wolf-free.Įverything starts with bedtime. I should have taken the other path!” But it’s too late and you have no options but to trudge on. Then you come upon a fork in the path: which way to go? You choose one way and hike on for a while and then decide, “Ugh, this path is the worst, it’s muddy and smells like possum pee. You hear the howling of wolves behind you, there is no way to go but forward. Imagine bedtime is like a path in a dense, bramble filled woods. You can’t make a course correction at 3:00 AM, you committed yourself back at bedtime. Much of what happens during the 11-12 hours that makes up your child’s night is determined by bedtime. What happens at bedtime, when bedtime occurs, and how you approach bedtime will determine how well your child sleeps (and thus how you sleep) at night.īedtime is the linchpin of the entire night. And your efforts to improve your child’s night sleep is entirely dependent upon one thing. When everybody is sleeping better at night, improving naps is far more likely. I tend to emphasize night sleep because it’s easier to sort things out at night (stop laughing, I’m totally serious).
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