I just saw someone post about morning troubles, but we are having a terrible time at night! The bottom line is the kids go bananas! We head upstairs at approximately the same time every night and do the same things. Upstairs, bath (though not necessarily every night), teeth, pjs, stories, bed. Except....we can't get them out of the bath, even with a "ok, 5 more minutes". They get out of the bath and they are running chasing each other. We finally calm them down...but my son, in particular will not get dressed. He literally just won't do it. He'll sit in his room (naked) and play with a toy or do anything besides putting his clothes on. Then, it is time to brush teeth and my youngest two fight us on this. Now, it's time get in the bed......struggling the whole way. It takes about an hour and half to get through the shenanigans....
The biggest problem is that they spend a lot of time running around chasing one another...even if we just spent the last 30 minutes on a family walk, playing in the backyard or doing active things.
We've also tried changing it up, going in a room and trying to play quiet games with them...and then doing bedtime routine, but it ends with the same result...everyone running around chasing one another or do anything besides getting ready for bed.
*editing to add......that I suppose the struggle with my son is not unique to the bedtime. It is equally difficult to get him out of his pjs and dressed.....(and equally hard to get all the children dressed....we have the same running around chasing one another scenario......
..oh and we also have trouble getting him to go to the bathroom. I don't have him on a schedule or anything, but if I know it has been hours since he last went and we are, say leaving the house...I would like him to try. Also before bed, I ask him to try and it is very difficult (i'm mindful if he just went recently...but usually it will have been hours since he last went....he tends to go hours between restroom visits). (it's about 50/50 on this, because sometimes he "really" has to go)
The biggest problem is that they spend a lot of time running around chasing one another...even if we just spent the last 30 minutes on a family walk, playing in the backyard or doing active things.
We've also tried changing it up, going in a room and trying to play quiet games with them...and then doing bedtime routine, but it ends with the same result...everyone running around chasing one another or do anything besides getting ready for bed.
*editing to add......that I suppose the struggle with my son is not unique to the bedtime. It is equally difficult to get him out of his pjs and dressed.....(and equally hard to get all the children dressed....we have the same running around chasing one another scenario......
..oh and we also have trouble getting him to go to the bathroom. I don't have him on a schedule or anything, but if I know it has been hours since he last went and we are, say leaving the house...I would like him to try. Also before bed, I ask him to try and it is very difficult (i'm mindful if he just went recently...but usually it will have been hours since he last went....he tends to go hours between restroom visits). (it's about 50/50 on this, because sometimes he "really" has to go)
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