Hello Everyone,
What is everyone's nightly routine? i feel like its always the same lol we have newly decorated my 4 year olds bedroom and still struggling to get her to sleep in her own bed. She will lay in her bed or play in her room with the tv on for a bit before bed. i will then go in and turn the tv off put the nightlight on (colour changing lightbulb) read her a chapter of her story, then i will give her a kiss and leave the room. praying she will go to sleep this is roughly 7.30. She never does no matter how tired she is she will fight to stay awake, by this she will keep shouting mum, screaming and doing what ever she can to get the attention. I will go in say "its time for bed now, i love you goodnight" walk out the door again. she will continue to do this till sometimes (not to often) till about 1am. as you can all imagine its tiring for us both and she has to go to school. this has been going on since she was roughly 3.
she will get home from school, have a snack play for a little while. i will do dinner and she will eat that roughly around 5.30pm ill clean up dinner she will do what se wants to do, once i have cleaned up dinner i will run her a bath she will be in that for about 45 minutes. (she LOVES a bath). once she is out ill dry her and get her pjs on brush her hair and her teeth by this time its around 6.30ish. she will play in her room for a bit with the tv or her phone and thats when we do the above.
im just so tired, i have found myself being more snappy with people, my temper is short and i feel drained. my partner does nothing to help. jis excuse is "ive been to work all day" i will add i also work but because i work from home he dont see it that as working. his never actually said that but i no he thinks it. im not here to talk about that but i am just looking for some advise on how i can get her to sleep. I feel like the worlds shittiest mum right now.