Bed Time Rituals

When I took ron off the bottle all i did was say he left it in daddys car and he has to wait until he gets home and he never had a bottle after that hope it works D.

I had to have a little laugh I am going thru the same thing with mine I have 3 girls and one boy and one on the way, they are 15 months, 2, 3 and 9 the 9 year old goes to bed I dont have to tell him nothing, the girls wow every night is a struggle so now I comehome and we start at 730 and by the time they go to sleep it is 945pm. goo dluck you will find something just relax and dont let it get to you we all go through it, much praise to you for homeschooling I want to but I am thinking. I use to to have the name L. C now L. C P lol

It's all about consistency which can be the biggest challenge in and of itself. Do you have a set bedtime for each of them? Do you stick to it?

My two 'little guys' (6 1/2 and 7 1/2) both go to bed at 7:30 - NO if's, and's or but's about it. We tell them when it's 7:00 that they have 1/2 an hour until bed time. Then at 7:15, it's time to start getting ready - go potty, brush teeth, get jammies on, take any meds necessary. That leaves them 5-10 minutes of snuggle time and/or book reading time. Most often, they choose to snuggle and play with the baby. 7:30 hits and it's off to bed. My DH now does the tucking in since the 7 1/2 year old would "Hey, mom" me to death rather than just trying to go to sleep.

My 12 year old son's bedtime is 9:00. At 8:45, we tell him he has 15 minutes left. That's usually when he showers, calls his dad to say goodnight, brushes teeth, etc. At 9:00, it's off to bed.

The baby is a totally different story, but since your kids are all older, I won't get into it.

the only thing i can say is have a set bed time and stick to it
they will get it .take things away i hope this help

My kids are 8, 4 and 3. We have a nightly routine of baths, quiet playtime and then reading. Once the kids are in bed, my three year old falls asleep right away. My four and eight year old daughter are not ready to go to sleep but I need time to get things done and relax.

At 7:00 a radio show called Kids Corner is on 88.5 on Sunday through Thursday nights. My girls love to listen to it. They listen to it in their beds while they color, write in their journals or do puzzles. At 8:00, they turn off the radio and read to themselves until 8:30. I make my 4 year old turn off her light and go to sleep but my older daughter usually stays up a little later. By 9:00, her light is off.

My girls are not ready for bed at 7:00 but I need to get things done so that I am ready for the next day. Plus, my oldest daughter cannot just go to sleep, it takes her a while to calm down.

My child is only 16 months. I have a set ritual, and it is very simple. Although, your children are much older than mine. Your 14 yr old should give you no hassels.Plain and simple. At 8pm, it is snack, bath, diaper, PJ's. That is all done by 8:30pm. I get her a drink, and then we snuggle, and read stories. At 9pm, I say,"It is night night". We sing the nighty night song(every night), and she goes right to bed. Nine hrs later, she awakes.

Like others have recommended, I think it's important to have a set routine for bedtime. But because of the ages of your kids, it seems like it's a matter of disobedience because they are old enough to understand you. Maybe you can set a timer and say that they HAVE to be in bed by the time the buzzer goes off. If they're not, they lose a privilege or have to clean the bathtub the next day - whatever they wouldn't like doing. Good luck!