Let’s talk about bedtime routines with Sky Broadband

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The bedtime routine is one that we are constantly trying to perfect, whether it’s our own, our baby's, our partner’s or our teenagers’, it can feel like a bit of a battle of trying to wind down, relax and drift off into a deep sleep for the full 8 hours that’s recommended to us. Which is why Sky Broadband would like to know all about your family’s bedtime routine and how you all try to wind down.

Here’s what Sky Broadband have to say: “As part of our new Sky Broadband Boost pack, we have launched a brand new app called Sky Broadband Buddy, which gives parents the ultimate level of control over their family’s internet usage. Buddy takes parental controls to the next level with its market leading features such as being able to pause your internet and filter sites on devices on WiFi and mobile data You can even keep tabs on screen time by setting regular time limits and bedtimes.”

Do you have a family rule of no screen time an hour or so before bed? What are your teenager’s sleep routines? How do you battle with the late nights and early school mornings? How about yourself? What helps you get to sleep and what time do you go to sleep? Is it story time before bed that really help your children wind down? Or what about your partner, do you try to sync into each other's sleep routines?

Whatever your tips, tricks and experiences are of your family’s sleep routines, share them on the thread below and you’ll be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw
MNHQ

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Dinner. bath, reading, cuddles, bed!

My children are now grown up, but my daughter now is going thriugh this for our granddaughter.

Our son did not have access to technology based time till he was 10, so it was a simple case of bath, clean teeth & a story that he would be falling asleep before we got to the end.

We do bath, books, bed every night and I cosleep with almost 2 year old. Sometimes I fall asleep before he does!

The routine is the key is my family. We brush the teeth, change clothes, read some books and then lullabies. When the music starts playing they know that that's it, play time is over.
Youtube is full of lullabies playing for hours, even through the night. Here is one of the examples bit.ly/2MCS2yp

I always read to my DS lay in bed next to help from a BOOK. No need at all for electrical items, going to sleep isn't about stimulation its quit wind down time and a routine is a must.

homework, If this is finished time on a game. Bath , Milk thenquarter of an hours read

My son has always gone to bed at a specific time from a young age, and it has gone up incrementally as he has got older. So now he is 13, he goes to bed at 8.30 and reads for half an hour before lights out at 9pm.

Storytime from really early in their life and it carried on to reading time for themself when they really didn't want a parent reading/telling a story to them.

My little one loves going to bed so its very relaxed in our house. At 7pm we have some milkies and read a story then he goes to bed! Relatively simple!

We have two routines depending on the day of the week. A regular bedtime, which is tea at 5.30pm followed by a bath, pj's and stories until dad is home. Off to their rooms, cuddles and lights off and asleep by 7pm.

Then there's the 'Reverse Bedtime' to fit in with after school clubs etc. This entails putting tea in the oven, whilst the kids have a bath. Out and in pj's before it ready. Eat, 10mins of telly in mums room until dad's home, cuddles and lights out for 7pm.

We've always been very strict about bedtime and have kept the same routine going since dd1 was born. We'll adjust as they get older but for now they're asleep for 7pm and wake around 7am.

Read for 30 minutes before the DD goes to bed, then my partner and I sit and watch TV as a couple for an hour or so before going to bed at same time

No drinks or phones an hour before bed. Bathed and teeth brushed, pjs on and read a story or two and then bed time.

Like others our routine is PJs, teeth brushing, stories then a 5 min snuggling down time with mummy or daddy talking about their day or the story they've just been reading/read to. Just try to keep it low key and calm!

There is no routine here as every day is different due to clubs and things after school.

Now that DC is 11yo she goes to bed a lot later. On a typical day, when we can sit down by say 7.30m, we wil watch Friends on Netflix. DD might go to bed around 9pm.

My own routine includes vegging out on the sofa watching TV, falling asleep on the sofa, then waking up at stupid o clock and finally going to bed.

the key word is routine, plenty of notice, a bath, a book, and bed

A bath around 6.30 followed by tooth brushing. Then it's a story in bed by me or dad

Teeth, bedtime book, I love yours then entering their room 12 times to tell them to go to sleep

Just stick by your guns and nip in the bud any delaying tactics! No late night drinks help too to avoid loo trips in the night. A cuddle and story before lights out and they are away :)

Bath, PJs and teeth brushing, book then I pretend I'm going to the toilet and they are usually asleep when I go back in to check haha

I have three kids 6,7 & 9 We start winding down about 5pm we turn of all computers and have something to eat we have a bath read a book and of to bed at 7:30. My youngest has ADHD so it varies on his sleep sometimes he falls asleep by 8 other times it's 11 ish before he even starts being quiet. But my two girls take a book to bed and are asleep within the hour. They used to be up and down all night asking for a drink, needing the toilet or remembering that they scratched there finger earlier but they need to tell u now at bed time lol, but since we let them have a little drink before bed toilet and then they only allowed toilet if absolutely necessary it's so much more relaxing than it used to be but my daughters aged 7&9 get about 8-10 hours a sleep each night. My 6 year old is ADHD so he gets anything between 4-6 hours

My youngest who is 2 has a bedtime of bath, milk, lullabies and straight to bed, she usually falls asleep after that, I take her up about 5.30pm. My middle child who is 4 has bedtime routine of bath, milk, lullabies and bedtime story and I usually take her up as soon as my youngest is fast asleep, around 6 to 6.30pm. My eldest is 5 and has a bedtime routine of bath, milk, bedtime story and she usually falls asleep after her milk, I take her up as soon as my middle child has fallen asleep, my eldest one is able to sleep on her own but not the other 2. As they share a room and a king size bed, I take them up one at a time or otherwise they will keep eachother awake.

Our top tip is to avoid TV and any noisy toys for a few hours before bed! We tend to play with our 16-month old with things like balls, that have him speeding round to chase them (or bubbles!) to wear him out even more...

I like to get all homework done before dinner so DS can relax after his meal. We usually have bath time, games and then a story before bed and sometimes an extra 5 minutes talking about our day with a cuddle.

the usual - tea followed by the tv going on from 6ish for CBeebies bedtime.
bath, bottle, bed