How Do You Get Children To Stick To Their Bedtime?
Bedtime for children can be a nightmare for some parents. All children are different yet very few go to bed willingly and without some sort of trouble. The most common reason for this is that the children do not have a set bedtime and go to bed whenever they are finally forced to. This causes stress to the parents which in turn causes displaced stress upon the children. Help your family unit run more smoothly by learning how to make going to bed an easier task for both you and your kids. Set a bedtime. You cannot rationally expect a child to not fight going to bed when he or she goes to bed at different times every night. In a child’s mind, why should he go to bed at 9:00 tonight when he went to bed at 11:00 last night? Pick a time and stick with it. Be consistent. Part of the child’s accepting and adhering to the bedtime is the fact that it is a part of the daily routine that is predictable and that he or she can depend on. Deep down children actually like routine very much. Don’t let
