Bath time / bedtime is a daily nightmare with dd (2.5).
I pick her up from nursery at 5.30 so we’re home by 5.45. She’s already had dinner so we just have an hour or so to hang out together before bedtime. I aim to have her bathed and in bed by 7.30, although very rarely achieve this!
Part of the problem is that she seems so wired that she’s running around at 100 miles an hour. And it takes an age to negotiate every single step on the way to bedtime. E.g. getting upstairs, getting undressed, getting in the bath, getting out of the bath, brushing teeth, etc etc...
Sometimes we can have a really nice quiet read together downstairs for 20 minutes. All nice and chilled out. But as soon as we come upstairs and I run the bath she’s racing around, jumping on the bed, hiding behind the curtains etc and getting herself all riled up again.
I try all the ‘how to talk so kids will listen’ approaches, to try and keep things playful but it feels like this is just stringing out the process even more? Not that it ever seems very effective on dd!
I’m feeling right at the end of my tether with this, and am worried how on earth I’ll manage when dc2 arrives in a few weeks time.
Does anyone have similar experiences? Any tips to get a quieter calmer bedtime?
Thanks!
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Helping a toddler wind down before bed?
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graysor · 04/07/2018 21:02
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