How to Get Dad
Involved in the Bedtime Routine from Jenny at The Jenny Evolution (this one also doesn't apply to all families)
Not exact matches
Involving your baby
in her favorite
bedtime rituals closest to
bedtime, you will achieve that she will start looking forward to it.
For the best effect, a
bedtime routine should take 30 minutes to an hour,
involve only relaxing activities and end
in bed.
Get your toddler
involved in creating the sticker chart, picking out the stickers and coming up with the different
bedtime routine steps to add to the chart.
Establishing a consistent
bedtime, dressing baby
in comfortable clothing, and resisting the temptation to rush
in every time the baby cries can help make the process much smoother than everyone
involved.
If you are able, you can also
involve your older child
in the new baby's
bedtime before his own
bedtime routine.
While your baby may be breastfed to sleep, bathtime allows dad to be
involved in this important
bedtime tradition.
It
involved having a
bedtime routine
in which I have my son dinner at 5, bath at 5.45 then we had a bottle and «quiet time».
While of course diet is
involved in that, Costello also emphasizes moving more — and not just
in a sweat session, but also those hours between your morning alarm and your
bedtime.
The most important routine for families with small children
involves winding down for
bedtime in the late afternoon, a schedule that clashes continuously with artworld events.
Universal Triple P, level 1, is an overall media campaign that informs parents about parenting issues and gets them
involved in parenting programs like Triple P. Selected Triple P, level 2, targets one topic, such as toilet training or
bedtime, about which parents may either receive direct or phone contact with a trainer or therapist or attend a seminar.
If not the daily caregiver, how does the parent remain
involved, such as
in bedtime rituals, bathing, and feeding, yet avoid overstimulating the infant?
Being
involved in everyday routines such as bathing, feeding and
bedtime is a great way to regularly connect with children.
I've been known to go to the bathroom 3 times
in the night... especially if there's been tea
involved before
bedtime