"Children should sleep with parents until they are five"

Chuffy

That said, I think SOME routine is important.

I think I've mentioned -- I still follow a VERY similar routine at bedtime, as I was taught as a young child. I remember my brother being a ''baby-baby'', and I'm older by 18 months, so I couldn't have been more than 2 or 3. Bath, brush teeth, milk (this was the early '90s, when milk was good for you still), read with mom, obtain special stuffed object, lights out. No muss, no fuss, no negotiations. Luckily, I now shower alone instead of being bathed, and I prefer water over milk. Oh, and my mom doesn't read to me, I mostly read by myself :)

 I think pretty much EVERYONE has things they do that help them wind down for bed.  Ways to tell your body to switch off and get sleepy.  Why should kids be different?

Chuffy

 I think pretty much EVERYONE has things they do that help them wind down for bed.  Ways to tell your body to switch off and get sleepy.  Why should kids be different?

So true.  And since those things are different for every adult, they'll be different for every kid too.

Joyce

Chuffy

Oh gosh, I wouldn't say they are different for EVERY adult.  A lot of bedtime rituals are very common  

Oh I didn't mean that they were all totally different - only different strokes for different folks. Some kids might want to be rocked for a bit, some might want a story, others warm milk. Me?  I like a bit of wine or maybe some Baileys poured over ice. Come to think of it, a bit of Baileys over ice sounds pretty good right now. Maybe I'll make some Baileys or wine popsicles .....

Joyce

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Chuffy

Oh gosh, I wouldn't say they are different for EVERY adult.  A lot of bedtime rituals are very common  

Oh I didn't mean that they were all totally different - only different strokes for different folks.

...so to speak! 

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