Sentences with phrase «of bedtime rules»

Here's a sample list of bedtime rules you might consider:

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The parents of ordinary children had an average of six rules, like specific schedules for homework and bedtime.

«Flexible bedtime is the rule in America,» says Dr. Charles Schaefer, director of a sleep counseling center for parents at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.

If you're a new babysitter or the generous host of a sleepover, I might sneak over and give you a tip for managing my sons at bedtime: remind them of their Sleep Rules.

Establish a rule that says no electronics within an hour of bedtime and don't allow your teen to sleep with a smartphone in the room.

Every night before bed, read the «Sleep Rules» together to remind your child of your expectations for both bedtime and overnight.

Just as children need a regular bedtime, plenty of sleep, a healthy diet, and other, predictable routines to keep them healthy, and need rules — such as not crossing the street without an adult or never sharing personal information on the internet — to keep them safe, they need boundaries to give them a sense of security.

Over the years, I've learned I have to relax rules about bedtime, acceptable food choices, and entertainment options for the sake of family sanity while on the road.

If you are sure you are keeping a consistent daily routine and bedtime routine for your son, with the same calming nightly routine (warm bath, singing, books, etc.) and bedtime hour, as well as a consistent nap schedule (even if he takes 5), and he is getting a total of 12 - 15 hours of actual undisturbed sleep, and you are still concerned with his irritability throughout the day and his need for swaddling, I would definitely seek a second medical opinion to rule out that anything medical or perhaps dietary is causing his fussiness.

The general rule of thumb is to avoid caffeine at least six hours before your normal bedtime, so it doesn't keep you awake at night.

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The last of the rules are simply, not to wait until bedtime to introduce a puppy to his enclosure, or you will be awake the whole night, listening to his screaming!

This takes the hassle out of having to go in and create new rules for every device in your house individually, and ensures that even if your kids do somehow figure out a workaround on their laptop or smartphone, the router puts down another roadblock to get through if they're still trying to get online past their bedtime.

On modern routers, it's usually pretty easy to set up Quality of Service rules (so that certain devices and / or applications on your network get bandwidth preference to ensure smooth operation), set up «bedtime» enforcement where certain devices can't access the internet during homework or bedtime hours, enable guest networks for visitors, or even attach USB hard drives for dead - simple Network Attached Storage to store file backups, family photos, or other personal files.

While children can adjust to different rules, common rules about the big issues like bedtimes and use of electronic devices might help prevent problems

Higher SES parents were more likely to have rules about bedtime, food, and chores with a near doubling of increase across SES quintiles for food rules (from 56 % to 92 %).

Some parents prefer to consult with one another only on big issues such as academic and behavioral problems at school, while others choose to confer about every detail in a child's life from homework and bedtime routines to rules for the use of electronics and cell phones.

A count of the number of «rules» or routines was derived from the following: «always» responses to question on regular meals at sweep 2, a question on regular bedtime at sweep 5 and four questions at sweep 5 on whether the child had to tidy up toys, brush teeth, stay in room, and turn off TV or music in room (using 4 - point scale - always / usually / sometimes / never or almost never).

It is critical that co-parents reach an agreement in terms of rules, discipline, activities, expectations for chores, allowance, bedtime, carpooling, homework time and after school jobs.