Bed Time Routines

We’ve always set a fairly typical bedtime routine for the kids.  We knew the magic time that we had to start at (give or take) and we quickly learned, on average, how long each of them would take – and how much ‘lead in time’ they needed to settle down.  As they get older, we find these schedules fluctuate and change, but they are still set in some routine.

My daughter’s routine has been fairly consistent lately.  Our pre-sleep activities together are simple but fun.  Currently, this includes books, Angry Birds and UNO.

Despite my frustration at times when she is fighting sleep, or pushing for ‘one more minute, one more game’ etc. I am quite taken with these memories we are building.  As long as we start at a decent time and don’t extend her bedtime too late (or to the point where we reach that over-tired stage that is dreaded among parents), I’m happy to have a few special moments like this.  And she’s a really good UNO player.