tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28854403.post115815241784584304..comments2024-03-24T13:18:48.017-06:00Comments on Living to Tell the Story: WFMW ~ bedtime routinesSusannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757963698816530787noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28854403.post-1158199545182387972006-09-13T20:05:00.000-06:002006-09-13T20:05:00.000-06:00sounds like our list - also, i lay their clothes o...sounds like our list - also, i lay their clothes out the night before (simply for my own selfish desires of wanting them to match! but i like to see their combinations at times too.)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382063889597957389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28854403.post-1158194549675612392006-09-13T18:42:00.000-06:002006-09-13T18:42:00.000-06:00Thanks for the reminder...I am having to really re...Thanks for the reminder...<BR/><BR/>I am having to really rein it in this year. We've got so many age groups here, the whole bedtime thing gets drug out FAR too long. I did great on this when they are all little but I'm having to re-figure all this out having big kids with activities and projects with lots of "pieces." Oh,for the simple days!Katherine@Raising Fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887240362516586161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28854403.post-1158183762050377432006-09-13T15:42:00.000-06:002006-09-13T15:42:00.000-06:00Sound advice! Most kids thrive with routine and th...Sound advice! Most kids thrive with routine and their parents do too. Sounds like your house is one peaceful place in the evening.Girl Raised in the Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589779898471579630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28854403.post-1158172894535313892006-09-13T12:41:00.000-06:002006-09-13T12:41:00.000-06:00Great tips! I too make sure my daughter doesn't ha...Great tips! I too make sure my daughter doesn't have sugar after 6-7 pm. we are rediscovering books at bedtime. It's wonderful family time, and soothing too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28854403.post-1158166513816841552006-09-13T10:55:00.000-06:002006-09-13T10:55:00.000-06:00Works with babies, too!Works with babies, too!GiBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697386035335817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28854403.post-1158161996139073212006-09-13T09:39:00.000-06:002006-09-13T09:39:00.000-06:00But... but... my kids live on sugar! All right, so...But... but... my kids live on sugar! All right, so my routines need some work. Now if only I could talk to their daddy about his choice in bedtime stories...Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28854403.post-1158161796774701722006-09-13T09:36:00.000-06:002006-09-13T09:36:00.000-06:00We do the routine with the boy because he needs it...We do the routine with the boy because he needs it, and the girl gets the read time before bed. A lot of times, she chooses to read a book with me, so that gives us some great time together.Shaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364055849106684154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28854403.post-1158157402671773702006-09-13T08:23:00.000-06:002006-09-13T08:23:00.000-06:00What a great idea. We kinda do the same for our so...What a great idea. We kinda do the same for our son, even though he's only one year.<BR/><BR/>Another thing my parents did is we had a set bedtime HOWEVER if we chose to read a book we could for another 30 min past bedtime. This encouraged reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com