Purpose: Shorten a bedtime that keeps stretching, and get some of your night back.
When to use: Use this when bedtime starts early and somehow still ends late.
Worksheet prompts
- List every step of bedtime, in the order it happens now.
- Where does it stall? Circle that step above and write what happens there.
- By the time they are asleep, how much of your evening is left?
- What is one step you could cut or shorten tonight?
- What do you want the last two minutes with them to be like?
The last two minutes are the ones they keep. The rest can be shorter.