The mere
mention of bedtime can start a battle between kids and parents all around the globe.
Not exact matches
I was not feeling at all smug about my
bedtime process, until recently when I noticed other moms
of young children around me making
mention of their kids being up at 10 pm.
They believe in giving their children freedom, and they allow their children to be autonomous when it comes to decisions about things like
bedtimes, meals, and media usage (three big ones that are frequently
mentioned) But within that framework
of freedom there is loving support.
And for others, like my daughter, having both parents together can feel comforting, fun, and safe, not to
mention you get to enjoy the help
of your partner during
bedtime.
In a follow - up email, Amy
mentioned that her daughter still liked to be rocked and have a bottle as part
of the
bedtime routine, which, in conjunction with the hand thing (and I can't stop laughing thinking about a toddler holding onto a prosthetic hand to fall asleep) makes me think that her daughter needs a lot
of tactile stimulation to go to sleep.
I'd be remiss not to
mention one
of the all - time best parts about reading books to your baby at
bedtime: getting your baby ready to go to sleep through the night.
You
mentioned cinnamon — For the last while I've been making applesauce flavoured with cinnamon and a tiny bit
of honey which my husband has for his
bedtime snack.
My list
of didn't - see - yet shame includes: Eskil Vogt's Blind that everyone raved about, Brendan Gleeson's Calvary which Fox Searchlight picked up, German drama Wetlands, Jake Paltrow's sci - fi western Young Ones, Jim Mickle's Cold in July,
bedtime horror The Babadook that some said is the best
of the fest, Mark Duplass & Elisabeth Moss in The One I Love, Jenny Slate in Obvious Child, A.J. Edwards» Lincoln film The Better Angels, plus the highly praised closing night film They Came Together, not to
mention the Audience Award winning doc Alive Inside: A Story
of Music & Memory.