086: Bedtime Best Practices

What are bedtime best practices? 

 

We know how challenging bedtime can be, and in this episode, Corey and I give our best tips and strategies to navigate it with ease and a big dose of self compassion!

 

We talk about separation anxiety, how to be supportive partners to one another, creating bedtime and morning routines, and so much more.

 

We talk about:

• [2:30] Mindest tips around bedtime

• [6:05] Why it’s okay to want to help
• [8:50] How to set yourself up to be in a better space mentally before bedtime
• [11:00] Starting your bedtime routine in advance
• [13:30] Getting energy out before bed
• [16:45] Creating a nighttime routine 
• [18:50] Keeping kids accountable to their routine
• [25:10] Make the bedroom ‘bed-able’
• [32:30] The separation that comes with bedtime 
• [44:00] Giving your kids a container of time to talk at bed time
• [52:10] Taking turns putting the kids to bed  

 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free ‘How to Stop Yelling’ Course: www.sarahrosensweet.com/yelling 
• Rest, Play, Grow by Deborah McNamara: https://amzn.to/3QU9o7C
• Infographic: https://macnamara.ca/portfolio/info-graphic-when-saying-goodnight-is-hard-20-ways-to-bridge-the-nighttime-distance/
• Bedtime Cheat Sheet: www.sarahrosensweet.com/bedtime 

 

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