Getting kids to go to sleep

[2021ishere2021]

Hello

The kids went back to Creche on 1st feb (not in the uk and that is norm for where I live). They were used to getting up at 9:30/10am. I have to get them into Creche for 9:30 (9 from next week). I can wake them up early but then they are exhausted.... any tips for getting them to sleep earlier ?

I thought just getting them up earlier would work but it isn't. They are in one room which maybe isn't helpful. I needed to set up an office so don't want to go back on that one.

How old are they? You might just need to give it a few weeks for their body clocks to reset.

It really depends on their ages and what time you’ve been putting them to bed. Maybe try sticking to the same routine but moving it a bit earlier, then taking them to their room for “quiet time”. This could include reading a book or just having a cuddle and if they really are tired they’ll fall asleep xx

Sorry 3 and 5. In lockdown when they were home with me they were getting up at 9/9:30 am ish. Sometimes as early as 8. It was handy for me so I could work for a few hours before they got up, it was the only way I Could stay sane. They would be going to sleep around 10.

Now I am getting them up at 8 and they are going to sleep a little bit earlier but not much, then they are wrecked in the morning and the Creche are complaining they are tired all day.

I thought it would be a quicker transition (I really need them up at. 7:30 to get to Creche in time).

If i were you, I'd start bedtime at 7pm. Tell them they don't have to sleep, but they do have to stay quietly in their rooms. You might find they fall asleep earlier out of boredom.

Give it a few weeks of the new routine.

@Ohalrightthen

You are right I will do that. I should have started 2 weeks before they went back but the problem was I wasn't confident that the crèches would go back in on that date.... just you know everything is subject to change at the moment, and I needed to work.

Now the Creche is complaining they are yawning every day... I can feel the judgement that they were getting up so late