Sleeping Habits: Older Child, Puppets

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6 Year Old Bedtime Behavior Wears Me Out

My 6 year old daughter gets plenty of sleep nightly and is sent to bed at a reasonable hour, so it's rare that I can chalk it up to being overtired, but almost every night she has way more energy at bedtime than I have patience for. I am worn out at the end of the day, but she finds all kinds of ways to drag out the bedtime routine and seems to have a hard time settling down. There's always something she has to start telling me when it's time for her to be brushing her teeth or getting jammies on. There's always the one more request for...