Just wondering.
Because as I type this, my intensely strong-willed four year old daughter is making up excuses about why she needs to come downstairs and get "something." First, to look at her backpack, or some such thing. I put the nay on that, so she didn't get all the way down the stairs.
Then she wanted a hat, but I told her, "we're not doing this, go to bed, I love you, good night." Still she kept coming down the stairs.
So I did what any parent at the end of their pathetic disciplinary repertoire does: I started counting down.
From five.
By three I heard and felt the scurrying little feet going back into her bedroom.
How long will this detente last?
Nobody knows.
But I'd best post this before she comes up with something else. She's very creative.
And the Oscar Goes to. . . .Yawn
2 years ago
There's nothing to do but stick it out. It goes through various phases with different solutions. Sometimes letting my youngest look at a picture book with a night light on works. Sometimes I let her fall asleep in my bed. Sometimes I'm just firm. Over time going to bed becomes a habit with persistence and patience.
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