I can't take it anymore! I got home from teaching a class last night at 9:30pm and my children were still up! They wouldn't fall asleep until after 11:00pm! I had to turn off all the lights and T.V. and get into bed myself just to get them to sleep. I ended up back up and out of bed at 1:30am and didn't fall back to sleep until 5:30am when I have to be up by 7:00am! Now it is 11:00pm and one of them is crying and claiming she is hungry, she didn't eat any of her dinner so it's possible. But every night it's something!
I know how important it is to keep to a schedule, especially for kids. I try to have their bedtime be at 8:00pm but by the time they brush their teeth, read stories, talk and give hugs and kisses goodnight, it is sometimes 9 or 10! They then want milk or they start saying they can't sleep because of the dark or they don't feel good, it is just to buy time so they can stay up all night!
I tried everything to keep these kids on a good bedtime schedule but 8pm never happens even when I start getting them ready for bed at 7. My kids have tons of energy and like to find all sorts of ways to stay up longer! Any parents out there who have some great ideas on how to make bedtime easier? Besides tranqualizers! (just kidding). Help!!!!!
Steph
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