I'm contemplating changing our nighttime story reading routine. Instead of crawling into bed together, perhaps we could shift to doing it downstairs on the couch or in the big chair in the bedroom. Maybe I'll stop falling asleep at 8:00 PM that way.
Bedtime rules are all over the place right now. Particularly after the time change this year and there being daylight later.
Further, because I have no rules established, I can't easily send him to bed when company is over. On these nights, I'm completely ineffectual, allowing him to stay up until 10:00 PM or whenever he just conks out.
Okay, so I have to pick a time. And that time will begin with reading some stories NOT IN THE BED. And then I'll leave and the rule will be he has to stay in the bedroom. I'll start there. That will be enough of an epic battle to begin with.
Bedtime rules are all over the place right now. Particularly after the time change this year and there being daylight later.
Further, because I have no rules established, I can't easily send him to bed when company is over. On these nights, I'm completely ineffectual, allowing him to stay up until 10:00 PM or whenever he just conks out.
Okay, so I have to pick a time. And that time will begin with reading some stories NOT IN THE BED. And then I'll leave and the rule will be he has to stay in the bedroom. I'll start there. That will be enough of an epic battle to begin with.
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