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Trick the Kids to Go to Sleep at a Reasonable Time 11 months ago

I read in a time management book and on ParentCenter that said that instead of yelling and screaming at your kids that you are late or GO TO SLEEP, cushion that into your schedule.

Therefore, I switched my son’s clock to be an hour later, and I am now sending them to bed at 7:30. All their “I Wants” and attempts to now go to bed are cushioned in and they are falling asleep at 8:30 pm instead of 10:00 p.m., like they were before.

Jan 06, 2009, 04:38AM PST