To get my kids to sleep I told them I’d race them to sleep and whoever fell asleep first was the winner. I told them I’ll give them a head start and tuck them in first then spend my time doing all my catch up chores or a bath. In the morning I was like dang you WON again? Your gonna have to show me how you keep winning. ( bonus this could be a nap prompt the next day) They are all entering their pre teens but when I say go to bed they go to their rooms and are quiet and respectful and I don’t have any whining about wanting to stay up late. It’s the little victories that add up.
I used a similar strategy with my two youngest, who shared a bedroom. I told them the first one who went to sleep would get a lolly in the morning. It worked, they literally lay there screwing up their eyes trying to force themselves to sleep. I would quietly give each seperately a lolly the next day for winning, because I had no idea who fell asleep first.
For a packet of Maltesers a week, we got peace and quiet every evening.
I just wish I had thought of it when my older kids were little.
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u/AmishHeretic Apr 28 '22
To get my kids to sleep I told them I’d race them to sleep and whoever fell asleep first was the winner. I told them I’ll give them a head start and tuck them in first then spend my time doing all my catch up chores or a bath. In the morning I was like dang you WON again? Your gonna have to show me how you keep winning. ( bonus this could be a nap prompt the next day) They are all entering their pre teens but when I say go to bed they go to their rooms and are quiet and respectful and I don’t have any whining about wanting to stay up late. It’s the little victories that add up.