tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post7065395960653288557..comments2024-03-18T05:15:17.804-04:00Comments on I Make Soap: Bedtime is Bedtime, Except....SkippyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-58480090243415137042011-02-05T22:04:23.561-05:002011-02-05T22:04:23.561-05:00Just a reflection of wonderful parenting...Just a reflection of wonderful parenting...lisahttp://thedilletanteproprietor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-86438204153031178342011-02-04T00:51:13.529-05:002011-02-04T00:51:13.529-05:00i had the same deal with my kids as the deal my pa...i had the same deal with my kids as the deal my parents had with me. <br /><br />when our kids were in sixth grade they set their own bedtimes...<br /><br />...as long as they set their own alarms and got them selves up for school.<br /><br />i am amazed at how quickly they started to get a routine.<br /><br />i can count the number of times on one hand i had to wake them up...<br /><br />before 6th grade it was very rarely a fight...with the boy...<br /><br />the girl, however... was a hard case, but wearing her outwith some exersize worked wonders...that guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171219082208472827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-88237454450358613912011-02-03T23:07:03.408-05:002011-02-03T23:07:03.408-05:00My boys have had a rule of half hour "quiet t...My boys have had a rule of half hour "quiet time" before lights out. Originally meant for reading, these days I think it is more music and games but they are off the computer and away from the tv.<br />Bed time got adjusted as they got older and MJ still has to have lights out by 11pm on a school night. (he is nearly 17)not displayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637174135437423585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-26362995088813498342011-02-03T19:19:05.857-05:002011-02-03T19:19:05.857-05:00Too Cute!
I think bedtime music is perfect. THom...Too Cute!<br /><br />I think bedtime music is perfect. THomas listens to his. Often we will wake up at 4 am and hear his music playing. If he wakes up in the middle of the night, he turns it on to help him fall asleep.<br /><br />And yes, I did see her face from Saturday. Looks like I'm going to have to get used to funny faces!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033366298784526490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-66793181657595349192011-02-03T19:10:09.835-05:002011-02-03T19:10:09.835-05:00I remember having a hell of a time with my middle ...I remember having a hell of a time with my middle child, but he's my negotiator. He wants to finagle everything, even today as an adult. My daughter pointed out that we never could pull out of the driveway without him running back inside for something. <br /><br />But you nailed it. If it's expected and there is no wiggle room then it happens. It's that wiggle room and the negotiating that extends bedtime unnecessarily. Once I wised up to his game and stopped playing along, bedtime stopped being a battle. <br /><br />Now homework? I'm still scarred from that fight.qandlequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02756567197176596886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-82005828144604615622011-02-03T18:10:18.258-05:002011-02-03T18:10:18.258-05:00P.S.
I've gotten in trouble for not going to ...P.S.<br /><br />I've gotten in trouble for not going to bed like I should have, but now it isn't that bad. But it happens periodically.<br /><br />http://theadorkableditzmissteps.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-15880909939999005032011-02-03T18:09:31.301-05:002011-02-03T18:09:31.301-05:00That's so cute! I can't fall asleep too we...That's so cute! I can't fall asleep too well with music playing, I have to have a loud fan on for white noise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-38510716166491793102011-02-03T15:46:21.270-05:002011-02-03T15:46:21.270-05:00We had a ritual at bedtime for our kids and they a...We had a ritual at bedtime for our kids and they always complied - because I'd read books to them to get them unwound. Of course, if they were still wide awake, they'd chatter together but they stayed in bed. <br /><br />I never had a set curfew for my kids either. They tended to be home at a decent hour unless something special was going on anyway. Why make rules they'd feel compelled to break?Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320507412459242451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-67946255478052128562011-02-03T14:08:33.882-05:002011-02-03T14:08:33.882-05:00same with my house... bedtime was it and it was do...same with my house... bedtime was it and it was done. they probably listened to music in their rooms or read. we didn't have TV in their rooms, either. <br /><br />how cute of wallene to sing herself to sleep.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028107053575111027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-29143606123666134712011-02-03T11:55:33.009-05:002011-02-03T11:55:33.009-05:00aw how cute of her and i have never had trouble ge...aw how cute of her and i have never had trouble getting kids to bed..bedtime is bedtime no questions askedRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-83723668878328169812011-02-03T11:49:27.932-05:002011-02-03T11:49:27.932-05:00Getting my son to bed was never a problem but gett...Getting my son to bed was never a problem but getting him up in the a.m. was a fight every single day. He was a night owl and stayed awake even after going to bed. To this day he is a night owl.BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-7294862293125387062011-02-03T11:36:31.317-05:002011-02-03T11:36:31.317-05:00Thats so funny! It worked out great for you guys. ...Thats so funny! It worked out great for you guys. But I think its also great that they could be so quite even if they were sneaky & staying up a little later! Pretty cute :)LBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139843269866420368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-6010342742199791762011-02-03T11:29:16.657-05:002011-02-03T11:29:16.657-05:00Maybe I've forgotten, but I don't recall f...Maybe I've forgotten, but I don't recall fights over bedtime, either. My son was the tough one and to this day, he's a night owl--like his mom and grandfather before him. He'll do well to pull the midnight shifts if he ever gets to D.C.<br /><br />Some people are just wired differently, and apparently, this may be from birth.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-40752439843233575712011-02-03T10:27:27.348-05:002011-02-03T10:27:27.348-05:00Man, all that time I struggled to fall asleep last...Man, all that time I struggled to fall asleep last night I never even considered trying to sing myself to sleep!Megan (Best of Fates)http://www.bestoffates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-87438489328610613502011-02-03T10:22:22.268-05:002011-02-03T10:22:22.268-05:00That was funny!! Strangly enough, I never had any...That was funny!! Strangly enough, I never had any problems with my two going to bed when they were younger either. AND at that time, they didn't have tv's or computers (don't think computers had been invented then!! LOL!)in their rooms. Just a music player. I think they both liked to go up and read, which is okay by me! Hope you and your lovely family have a great weekend.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-35729829351625312112011-02-03T10:18:55.063-05:002011-02-03T10:18:55.063-05:00That is so funny! I have a twin sister, so we alw...That is so funny! I have a twin sister, so we always stayed up talking at night - we shared a room our whole lives!<br /><br />We ended up with about 18 inches of snow - so crazy!Bizhttp://mybizzykitchen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639216165860450331.post-22402826663659141682011-02-03T10:06:31.723-05:002011-02-03T10:06:31.723-05:00Haha thats funny. We had a 9:00 bedtime when we we...Haha thats funny. We had a 9:00 bedtime when we were younger and my sisters and I shared a room. We would go to bed at 9 and then talk and goof off for hours until we actually fell asleep.Jumble Mashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227122209859233059noreply@blogger.com