Get Your Life Back: Bedtime Routine Tips For Easy Bedtime

Bedtime chaos is the worst!! Tantrums, negotiations, power struggle. Let’s end all of that with these recommendations that start in the morning and ease into a calm and easy bedtime and a peaceful night!

I explain all my science-backed recommendations for a smooth bedtime in this video

Bedtime Routine Tips:

• Expose to natural light and outdoor exercise sometime before 12pm

• Engage in daytime activities that use the senses, such as music, singing, water play, bubbles

• Fill the love tank during the day such as 10 min on a time for child led play

• Turn off screen 2 hrs before bedtime because you want melatonin to work in your favor

• After dinner, have fun time followed by quiet play using a timer to set easy boundaries on time

• Prepare room before bathtime

• Whoever is doing the bedtime routine needs to take a “time out” and ground themselves before moving into bedtime…less stressed parent works better

• Everything from bathtime needs to follow a routine with same sequence such as Teeth, Bath, Jammies, Books, Bed

• Routine should be 30-40 min and should be calm and connected.

• Use a mantra to limit bedtime requesting and stalling.

• Nailing your child's correct sleep window.

I am hoping my video is helpful to see what is required to establish a positive bedtime experience.

I will be interviewing Stef Tousignant, author of The Middle of the Night Book on my FB LIVE on 2/24. I hope you can join us at 3pm PST. Submit questions in advance https://bit.ly/3dMGL7v