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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 369106" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>In our family there was always a schedule Meals were served within a 30 minute time frame. Within an hour bathes were over and pj's on for the night. Homework, fun workbooks, quiet toys followed before bedtime snack,teeth and saying goodnight. Friday nights were a treat night. After pjs we watched a couple of kid appropriate tv shows or a video and bedtime was 9 instead of 8. GFGmom often couldn't go to sleep (actually she often didn't sleep but 4 out of 24 hours <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/headache.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":headache:" title="headache :headache:" data-shortname=":headache:" /> but she did stay in her room most of the time).</p><p> </p><p>difficult child grandson couldn't stand to be alone and wasn't able to go to sleep due to his anxieties etc. For him, and only for him, I bit the bullet by sitting in his room until he dozed off. That was not fun. He was not, however, allowed to be up watching tv or whatever and eventually got used to the plan after living with GFGmom where he had no bedtime.</p><p> </p><p>Summertime was the worst as the neighbor kids would be outside playing ball, hollering etc. I stuck to my guns</p><p>and still think it was the wise choice for all of us. The arrival of cell phones when easy child/difficult child was a teen caught me</p><p>off guard <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/surprise.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":surprise:" title="surprise :surprise:" data-shortname=":surprise:" /> and I wasn't smart enough to set the rule that the cellphone stayed with me during the night.</p><p>That caused lots of issues. Bummer. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 369106, member: 35"] In our family there was always a schedule Meals were served within a 30 minute time frame. Within an hour bathes were over and pj's on for the night. Homework, fun workbooks, quiet toys followed before bedtime snack,teeth and saying goodnight. Friday nights were a treat night. After pjs we watched a couple of kid appropriate tv shows or a video and bedtime was 9 instead of 8. GFGmom often couldn't go to sleep (actually she often didn't sleep but 4 out of 24 hours :headache: but she did stay in her room most of the time). difficult child grandson couldn't stand to be alone and wasn't able to go to sleep due to his anxieties etc. For him, and only for him, I bit the bullet by sitting in his room until he dozed off. That was not fun. He was not, however, allowed to be up watching tv or whatever and eventually got used to the plan after living with GFGmom where he had no bedtime. Summertime was the worst as the neighbor kids would be outside playing ball, hollering etc. I stuck to my guns and still think it was the wise choice for all of us. The arrival of cell phones when easy child/difficult child was a teen caught me off guard :surprised1: and I wasn't smart enough to set the rule that the cellphone stayed with me during the night. That caused lots of issues. Bummer. DDD [/QUOTE]
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