Go to Bed Now!
The youngest of my three children is now a Sophomore in college.
I miss having small children around.
I do not miss putting small children to bed.
I miss having small children around.
I do not miss putting small children to bed.
My children smile when they admit I outsmarted them when they were young at bedtime.
When bedtime loomed I would ask, "Would you like to go to bed now, or in five minutes?"
They always picked "Five minutes."
So I put the kitchen timer on five minutes, making the timer the "bad guy".
When it rang, we scurried off to bed for tuck ins.
When bedtime loomed I would ask, "Would you like to go to bed now, or in five minutes?"
They always picked "Five minutes."
So I put the kitchen timer on five minutes, making the timer the "bad guy".
When it rang, we scurried off to bed for tuck ins.
WINNER!
