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).

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A routine is how it works for us. I always keep to the routine monday- Friday. With this they know what to expect. A nice warm bath and a nice story, always works.

Bath, book, bed (or book IN bed) It works for us. Dinner about 6-6.30 then routine, and they're usually in bed by 8.15. That way adults get quiet time too! We all like our beds and generally sleep really well I until 6.45am.

The 4 B's. Bath, brush (hair & teeth) book and bed. I always kept a strict routine of this and my children all slept well. I also made sure they had a light snack and milk just before the bath

My son is 13 and has never argued at bed time really! He is really good! he will do his homework first, get uniform and everything ready for school, then he can play on his computer or watch tv for a couple of hours. No screen time 1hr before bed. So shower and teeth etc usually reading to himself a little before bed at 9.30

My three kids are grown up now, but we used to have tea, homework, play a game, then bathtime, milk and a snack, clean teeth, then cuddle up in one bed for a story, then into their own beds. It always worked well and we did this until they were quite old (the older two were happy to join in to look after their baby brother!) - I miss it!

When my son was smaller, we used to have silly hour with lots of physiical games. Then a small snack and after in a bath. i would then read to him for 20 mins before lights out. He was always sleepy and relaxed by then and was never any bother getting to sleep

Our bedtime routine is a story and then bed, once in bed they get to read for a little bit longer to encourage good reading habits

My two are washed and in pjs straight after tea. Then it's reading and then tv time as a family. Youngest goes to bed an hour earlier than oldest so he has time to settle and not disturbed oldest.

Bedtime routine starts with a quiet time of sitting with DD age 3.5 reading a book, doing a jigsaw, playing a game together. Then bath, teeth brushing, stories x 3. Then light off and an audiobook

We keep the order the save but are flexible with timings as we like to enjoy ourselves if something crops up - if it’s sunny we stay up later in the garden for example.
No screens at all after dinner, no tv/iPads. Then it’s play in our rooms, puzzles or role play for the toddler. The pjs, milk and 3 books, teeth cuddles and bed. My youngest is a baby do still working on his routine! We’ve moved bath time to a daytime activity too - eldest gets too excited and youngest has excema so can’t hsvr one everyday. It’s helped with evening settle time!

Bath, pyjamas, read books for school, eye drops and moisturise hands and arms for my daughter's eczema, then a cuddle before bed at 8pm

We have always been early risers and as a consequence, it's mostly early to bed for us too, so we do not allow ourselves to be sucked in by modern culture and the sometimes faddish habits of others.

If you are tired, go to bed. No TV - no gadgetry - just sleep

No screens for an hour before bed
Chill out time.
Bath and story or independent reading.
No screens or toys in the bedrooms (we are lucky enough to have a playroom for all that stuff).

Restricted TV time is for Sunday, Mo-Tue-Wed-Thu, as it could have effect on school days - so no Tv after 8 on these days for my daughter. In addition, we have a normal routine to get into bed with dinner, bath, reading time in bed.

WE have a pretty simple routine, wash or bath, teeth, bed. Then my son reads to me followed by me reading to him. Normally its no screens at least an hour before but its slipping a little at the moment as he is obsessed with springwatch and wants to check on the birds before bed!

No screen time between dinner and bed time has really helped

My daughter had a great bedtime routine when she was smaller. Now she is 10 she gets herself ready for bed and has mostly kept the same routine. However screens have crept in and she does watch Netflix while having her supper. But then she takes ages getting her bed ready and brushing her teeth abd going to the loo that it's probably an hour without screens anyway!
She has relaxing music playing on her phone to help her sleep.

our children are getting older now, so they can have the tv for a while then its time to read, a good old bed time story works a treat and they love it.

Pretty relaxed here, good old bath book and bed when they were small, when they grew out of that we left them to it. As long as everyone's rested and up in good time in the morning why rock the boat?

No screen time before bed. Pyjamas, teeth, reading, cuddle and chat, then sleep (although some nights there may be up to an hour of mysterious ailments, sudden insatiable thirst and trips to the toilet to fit in before going to sleep!)

No screentime after 7pm, in bed by 8pm and then 30 minutes to read in bed before lights out

No screens/electronics, bath times, story time and lights out. Works a treat!

my lil boy has to hand over his ipad at 7pm after dinner. Shower, brush teeth, bed time story. Then lights out at 8.30- 9pm

Bedtime always the same. No distractions in the bedroom and a comfortable temperature.

3 teenagers here all naturally come of their screens an hour before bed and read (they've just carried on from the rule I set when they were 5) a book.

5 and 2 year old have a routine of dinner, play for 30 mins, Bath, and bed with a story or three.

Dh and I watch tv until 10 then both read or go straight to sleep. We both have to be up for 5am so sleep is golden. I'd go to bed at 7pm but dh says that's unsociable