Megan really needs a band-aid. (So she says)
Annika is sitting in a rubbermaid container- wide awake.
Sad thing is that this has become routine. Suggestions to get them to sleep at night? If we split them up then they just keep everyone awake. They aren’t napping most days- sometimes they just crash though. But naps or not they don’t go to sleep until 11ish at the earliest. Sigh.
Maybe a staggered bedtime? I don’t know, my kids go to bed pretty well for us, we are spoiled.
I did have to put LittleMan to bed about 20 minutes before M for awhile, because they would just keep each other awake. But I had to make sure that we were really mellow so that LittleMan didn’t hear us and think we were having tons of fun :P. And it also helped M be relaxed and ready to sleep when we put him to bed.
Good luck to ya.
You could try getting them up earlier in the morning…which would end up pretty early, but maybe it would be worth the sacrifice.
Perhaps a little Benadryl in some juice? j/k I don’t believe in drugging children, although I know some who have done it on occasion.
I’m sure supernanny would have a suggestion for this.
My daughter is so opposite of normal children. She has this fear that she will still be awake when we go to bed so SHE has set her bedtime at 7:48pm. If we go somewhere at night and it is 8:30pm…oh my gosh, the stress this 8 yr old goes through. You couldn’t bribe her with candy to stay up. My 2 yr old is very easy to put to sleep as well. Sorry Amber, I have nothing for you and when Eli doesn’t nap for longer than 2 hrs and then is grumpy b/c of it….nothing is more frustrating to me!!!
umm… I have not figured it out for my child yet, so no help for you either. We were doing pretty well when we had school, but now that it’s summer, we’re totally off any sort of decent bedtime. It’s a frustrating cycle for sure…
from a mom of 5(count ‘em)offspring, and wife of a traveling man. Take it for what you will.
Get thee on a schedule and stick to it like a Nazi.
Never argue, debate, or negotiate with anyone you’re not married to.
Set a specific BED time. Let the offspring know that 1/2 hour prior to that time they will begin the BED time routine: bath, teeth, set clothes out, story and prayers, whatever you do.
AT the set time they are to be tucked into BED and remain quiet. They DO NOT have to go to sleep, but they cannot talk, play, get out of, or call for water, blankies, bears or fire extinguishers.
If they break the rule they will go to bed 1/2 hour earlier tomorrow night. (and you HAVE to make them do it if they break the rule, which means you start that childs routine 1/2 hour earlier…yada yada yada.)
Be a NAZI! No debates, no arguements, each time they get out have THEM mark it on a chart. ANd then calmly place them back into bed.
WHen the first child goes to bed the next day at 3:00 in the after noon BE FIRM! If you are firm and faithful I guarentee this plan will work in three days to one week. It will be hard, but it will work.
Good Luck!