tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807155525806863477.post1549815236030906193..comments2023-02-11T08:46:37.356-05:00Comments on Shelze's World: Should've, could've, would'veShelzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702296922399311090noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807155525806863477.post-39431584770172471982012-07-06T13:21:10.913-04:002012-07-06T13:21:10.913-04:00bedtimes are the WORST at M's age - and in fac...bedtimes are the WORST at M's age - and in fact, it's the ONE THING that we consistently argue with our kid over, still. (dinner, too, sometimes, but not so much.) we have found that THE BEST way around the issue is to have a set routine: do XX, then dinner, then YY, then bedtime stuff (pajamas, brush teeth, book, prayers, etc.). have a hard cutoff time - if you want her asleep by 8:00, for example, then start all this stuff at 7:00 so she'll be asleep by then (hypothetically). if she has a preference for something to have in bed with her, give it to her - shae's thing is that she needs a book - and then set a rule for yourself that you'll only check in on her ONE TIME after bedtime, and not until ZZ minutes have passed (say, 5, or whatever). unless you head a "thud" or a "crash," obviously.<br /><br />and also: have a set wakeup time. set an alarm for her if you have to. shae is not allowed to "wake up" until 6:00 unless she has to go potty, and if she does, she's supposed to go right back to bed. you shouldn't have to worry about this yet, but it will be helpful when you start PT.<br /><br />it's going to be hard now, when it's still light out at bedtime. we are having trouble, too. but give the routine two weeks and you should see a difference. it's kind of the ferber method, i think, but it worked for us.rocklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666217858869960421noreply@blogger.com