DD is 4, ever since she has been old enough she has been allowed to watch cbeebies after dinner 6pm up til bedtime. 7pm. Whoever is doing the bedtime usually sits with her and we have cuddles and chats til it's over, while the other cleans down the kitchen and loads the dishwasher
We hear the bed time story then go to bed-every other day that means a bath or a wash, a story, cuddle, then sleep. Somedays she goes straight off others we hear her til about 8pm singing quietly in her bed.
Recently we have done all of this as usual but she has started being really agressive when it's time to turn the telly off-she's not tantrumming as in screaming and crying this is more of a premeditated aggressive act such as hitting out, pushing or kicking. Suprisingly she seems to think this is funny, she is never particularly angry.
We either distract or tell her stop, but it usually ends up in a time out because she doesn't listen to the warning and does it again-but this seems to be what she wants. Almost because it delays bedtime. It's horrible, it's been spoiling the end of lovely evening cuddles and it becoming a real chore. She very quickly stops and goes to bed once the time out is done but it invariably means that either dh or myself ends up stressed putting her to bed. Time out seems a pointless punishment in this case. No matter what alternative we offer the outcome is the same so theres no point trying to turn the telly off earlier and say do a jigsaw or something. She still wants her bedtime telly.
My idea is to talk to her tomorrow and tell her that if she plays up when it's time to turn the telly off there will be a telly ban for the following night.
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Tv before bedtime woes
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fishandlilacs · 05/09/2011 19:08
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