I don't deal well with the thousand and one times out of bed for a multitude of reasons. Some sweet and the rest annoying to delay the inevitable.
Why can't they just go to bed? The Dude will finally give in after 3 more hugs and 3 more kisses.
BUT...Miss Boo! She will wage WWIII with me in order to get her way. We usually end up fighting and when she falls asleep, I creep back into her room, saddened that I yelled at her. Praying she won't hate me. A kiss on her forehead and a tear in my eye, I go to bed.
AND THEN....morning comes.
She comes into my room with that delightful smile upon her face and snuggles with me in my bed...with a sweet, little "I love you Mommy".
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I don't know if it will help, but when we used to have bedtime battles I would go get a clock and set it next to the bed. I would stand and watch it, and tell the little night owl that once s/he was supposed to be in bed, they were on "my time." For every minute of "my time" they used, they had to pay me back some of "their time" - usually when they wanted to watch cartoons or play! I always made sure that the paybacks were doing things they didn't really like, such as helping with a chore. It honestly didn't take long before our bedtime battles were a thing of the past!
(And when it wasn't working, I would just try to tell myself repeatedly how much I would miss the "distractions" when they had all moved away, haha)
Thanks Shannon! I was hoping you would share some of your wisdom.
Oh girl I hear you! We kept having MAJOR issues with this! I finally went and bought those child locks that fit around the door handle and put it INSIDE their room so they couldnt get out! Worked like a charm! Now they STAY in their rooms and SLEEP! Heaven!!! (I do open their doors when I go to bed so they arent LOCKED in) It might seem a little harsh but I NEED my alone time! Oh, the time they figure out how to open them the routine was established and it hasnt been a problem! :) Good luck girl! And just for the record you are a GREAT Mommy!
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