Tucking your older child into bed

I think that you should tuck your child in until they don't want you to and I still tuck them in hahaha! My daughter is 12 and most times I still tuck her in. If she doesn't want me to, I sneak in when she falls asleep and make sure her blankets are still on her or make sure she isn't hot or too cold, her lights off and turn on the bathroom light for her so she doesn't hurt herself if she has to go in the middle of the night. My mom continued to check in on me until I moved out of my parents house. Sometimes she would come in and talk to me and make sure I didn't need anything when I was about to go to sleep. Those are good memories, so we sure want our kids to feel those when they grow up and move out.

I don't think kids can ever be too old to tuck in at night. I think it would be nice and gives them a sense of comfort. I hope my kids still want me to tuck them in even when they are 16. I say prayers with my kids everynight so when I'm not with them they can say them by themselves. I read to them and kiss them and tell them I love them.

If I was to tuck my children in to bed at night they'd shoot me. Mainly because they're 29 and 27. Hahahaha. Now my grandsons are 6 and 8 years old. The youngest likes the tucking in by grandpa when they stay overnight. The older boy isn't too keen about this as I'm not mommie. But after he falls alssep I tuck the covers all around his scrawny little body kiss his forehead and say a prayer also. He knows I do this I feel. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

All of my older children have moved out of the house....but I always tucked them in ....plus i would go through the house during the night and check to make sure they were covered...and kiss them on the forehead...it is a 29 yr. ritual for me. My 5 yr old still gets tucked in and every night he says..."Mom, come and check on me in a while"...I always do but he rarely knows it at the time...I tell him the next morning..."Mommie came in and checked to make sure you were covered" or "I checked you and your nightlight last night"...for him it relieves the stress of sleeping in his own room....he is one of those children who may be alseep in any direction or position, when I do check on him; shen I find that I will tell him..."when I checked on you last night...you were sleeping sideways in the bed...LOL". I like the fact that my children were always aware that I was checking on them through the night...I did it until they moved out..... Yesterday, my daughter and 2 of my grandchildren moved back home....last night, when I roamed through the house...they got checked on too....just me..maybe...but I always feel better after seeing and kissing them...stroking their hair out of their faces...staring at their innoccent & peaceful faces.... PS....she joined myLot today....her name here is Becca29....I know that all of you will make her feel comfortable..she is going through a hard time right now..

Yep, I will tuck them into bed until they asked to be left alone..lol. Usually our routine is dinner, hang out, brush teeth, bath, and we'll get them into bed. Sometimes we read sometimes we don't, I let them determine if we do that or not.

There should not be an age when you stop tucking your child into bed. I think it's a great way to spend some one on one time with your child. Especially if there are other siblings. My children have staggered bedtimes based on age. I started a booklet with each of my kids called the "Good Day" book and each night the take out the notebook and right down their favorite part of the day. It takes less than five minutes and gives you a great insight into your child's thoughts. I hope my kids always want me to tuck them in!!!

My 11 year old daughter still wants me to tuck her in. My 15 year old son, however, doesn't want to call it being tucked in. He's at an age where he likes staying up late, but part of his staying up late is talking to me for as long as I can stay awake. Finally, it ends up that he comes to my room and tucks me in because I just don't have the stamina to stay up to 11:00. So in answer to your question, I'm way beyond my childhood and it's never too late to be tucked in. My son tucks me in nightly. :)

My mother tucked my brother and I into bed until we were old enough to go to our cousins' sleepovers. My brother and I were six when we were old enough for that. Of course it was the 1980's and 1990's, so once we were five and six, we were introduced to Nintendo.

i think when they are teenagers. we like to tuck our kids in bed, read them a story and hug them.

i really do think and believe that there is no " age limit " in tucking your kids to bed as long as they want you to do so, it is another way of showing and expressing your love to eachother [as to parents & kids relation] that no words just can utter, it will really give them a sense of security, & feeling of unconditional love and care .. actions do speaks louder than words .. never miss any chance that you've got to show your kids how much you really love them and care for them .. time runs so fast -- that one day you wont even realize they will have to be own their own .. my goodlucks .. & GOD bless ..

My oldest kid is 5 now and we still tuck him into bed ever night. I think we will continue until he does not want us there anymore. With life as bust as it is, tucking kids in is a good time to make sure they feel loved before they drift off to sleep.

Since my little one is now 34 and in the world on her own I don't have the ability to continue tucking, but trust me, if she was still in my home I would tuck her every chance I got. No one is too old to be tucked. I agree with the doctor.

How blessed your children are to have someone tucking them into bed at night. Too many children don't know that love and comfort even if they do have a family present. When your daughter feels to old to be tucked in just change the routine to something more grown up and suitable for her so she can continue to feel mature!

I tucked my son into bed on a regular basis til he was about 13, then did it every few days or so. It was a selfish thing for me though. I'm sure he was okay with it, he never said not to. I think it's a time for bonding, building your relationship, and it gives the kid a feeling of comfort. It might even chase bad dreams away.

I don't think there is an age when you should stop. My oldest child is 7 and doesn't really want me to tuck him in most nights! But if he asks me to, I will do. Even fairly recently, if I stayed at my parents house, they would tuck me in if I wasn't very well. This was when I was 24 and already had 2 children of my own!

I feel that when your child asks you to stop tucking them in that then is the time to stop. My husband and I make it a point to tuck in our kids and give them hugs and kisses at bed time. We feel it is important to show that love for the simple fact that anything can happen over night and it possibly could be the last time we have the chance to say "I love you" When our kids want us to stop it will hurt because we did it for so long but at the same time we will respect there privacy and let them have there space. Besides they are going to want you to tuck them in everynow and then when things get tough and they need that little bit of extra loving.

There definantly should not be an age to stop this. I would take it as an extra couple of minutes to spend with each other, no matter what age.

I'm not a parent, but I don't think there's an age to stop. I would do it until they ask you not to anymore. I remember asking my parents not to do so anymore, since at that time it was my way of wanting to be independent(I think I was about 8 or so).

My oldest child is only 6 and then i have an almost 4 year old and a 20 month old but each of them loved to be tucked in. Through the week i put the older 2 to bed at 9:00 for school and if they have brought home a library book or if we went to the library to get books or if we happen to have one that we havent already read a million times i read to them, if i dont have a book to read then i make up a story and they help with it which they love. I cover them up give them each a kiss and hug and go back down to do nightly cleanup or mylot discussions And my youngest ususlly goes to bed around 11 or 12 he naps weird hours so he has different bed times. but i take him to his crib kiss him and lay him down throw his blankets around him in no certain way and pull his elepahant that plays music. On the weekends my older 2 watch tv in their room until they fall asleep so i take them up kiss them and hug them cover them and say good night and thats it it is the same alwasys for my youngest.

There is never an age when you should stop tucking them in. Don't you usually do it as a love gesture? I know I do. I strated it when they were in babies. They still are in a sense to me (6,4, and 1) We have a nightly routine where they each get to pick two books. We read them all. One of them will say prayer. I give a hug and kiss and tuck him in. Then I give a hug and kiss and tuck the other one in. (the 1 year old sleeps in a different room, different routine). It is funny how when their dad does thier night time routine they sneak out and ask me to come and tuck them in again. Even when they think they are too big, we a parents can still do it. It is just another way of saying 'I Love You'