When you are tired, and the kids are not.

In my home bedtime is 9 oclock. As the kids have gotten older I have relaxed it a bit, but by 10 oclock no kids should be down stairs. The older boys (15 and 13) read in bed or listen to music on their headphones. The younger kids get to have the light on until 9:30 then it is lights off. When they were younger I would lie on the bed with them, dozing until they fell asleep. For some unknown reason kids never seem to be as tired as adults. I've tried to tire the kids out by taking long walks in the evening or playing games in the park but it always seems to back fire, I get tired and they get ove

Routines are very important for young children. They feel safe with routines, because they know what to expect. When my children were young, they could play for awhile after supper. Then it was bathtime, brush teeth, have a book read to them and a song. Create some type of bedtime routine and stick to it, the kids will soon adjust.

i understand your problem dear.i have two kids under 3.and they are more active in the nights after 7 o'clock.so i make it a point not to let them sleep after 5 o'clock in the evening.and let them play as much as they want so they tire out and are ready to sleep after dinner and story/song.

my daughter is two and her night time goes like this..warm bath, then brushes her teeth and picks out her pjs..Normally she cant sleep with out seeing her daddy so if hes getting home from work late..then she calls and sees his pic on my phone when shes talking to him..nothing to exciting..keep it simple and relaxed.. good luck

I just let the do what they want. That is what parents are- do a lot of sacrifices for the sake of their children. I don't go to bed unless they are all sleeping already. No matter how tired I am. They are my priorities. Anyways, i can rest afterwards.

I have a 2 year old, and he definately loves to pull that trick on me. For the longest time I stayed up with him draining myself, but one night I just locked all of the doors and told him I would let him stay up and play and to come and get me from bed if he needed anything or was ready for bed. I guess he got so bored he fell asleep. After that night every time I say I am going to bed he says he is ready to go night night too! Good Luck!

I don't have kids but I often observe my nephews and nieces on their behavior. And I am taking some of the responsibility to take care and advice them whenever necessary. They are usually very active and if we don't send them to bed they will never go by themselves. So we have started a rule for them which is to be followed by everybody in the house under the age of twelve. It works. Lol. What we did was we created a rule that by 9:30 p.m. everybody under the age of twelve must go to bed, or at least lie down on their own beds. So far this rule is successful and nobody raised any issue of dissatisfaction or anything. It has become a natural thing and the kids know that they have to follow the rules. I think we all have to be a little strict to the kids in certain issues. Kids are in process of learning and they are open to anything, be it good or bad. So we as parents play the major role in determining what our kids should do and later when they have the capability to make their own decision we will give the privilege to them. I hope this helps you a little. God bless you, and have a nice day.

Normally i will put my nephew sleep first before i sleep. But if he do not want to sleep, i will let him play in the bedroom and i sleep beside him. Sometime he will play the toys himself. Then he will fall sleep too when he is tired playing. Then he will sleep beside me when i wake up. Maybe switch off the light, then the kid will sleep more faster.