207. Occasionally wait until she’s completely asleep before leaving her room at bedtime.

Following up on Jonathan’s post a few days back, I’ve got a handful of apps that were graciously provided to me by their developers recently and that I’m anxious to share with you. The apps below have all been tested by Decker, my four-year-old son — I’ll be providing some ...

Putting Pax to sleep, I hold him in my lap as we rocked and prayed, then I lift him up and set him into his bed.  It’s the same routine every night. I ask him a series of questions about … Continue reading →...

Myra Wolfe is the author of a new picture book, Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime, about a little pirate girl who refuses to go to sleep. It’s a wonderful book, with beautiful illustrations by Maria Monescillo, and it’s a familiar scenario for almost every parent. I spoke with Wolfe at Wordstock ...

129. Tuck her into bed and kiss her goodnight as long as she’ll let you.

Previously I wrote about my 4-year-old son’s enjoyment of the “Jack and the Beanstalk” story via the app version of the digital story. He really doesn’t seem to have any concerns about whether his stories come from a book he can hold in his hands or via a narrated story ...

Howdy ho, sleepy puzzlers. Let me admit this up front: this past week’s puzzle was fairly abstract (some would say abstruse). Here’s the recap: You’re putting the kids to bed and the optimal bedtime ebbs or flows according to the following rules: •  It’s a complete nonstarter to suggest bedtime before ...

Well… the last post went a little bit better so I’m gonna keep doing this thang for a minute. Just make sure you comment if you read this series of posts. That’s really the only way I know this stuff is cool or not to you guys! These posts are ...

I believe I’m genetically responsible for my daughter being aNight Owl. Which can be troublesome when we are trying to get a four year old to go to sleep at a respectable time. As parents it’s a trait we are trying to nip in the bud bec...

Great tactic to try with kids who keep popping out of their rooms at bedtime. Like all such things, it takes a steely resolve by you, the parent, to pull off, but setting visible limits like this makes a lot of sense. I wonder if using glow-in-the-dark tape would help ...