Bedtime Bootcamp Day 2
Wahoo! We made it through last night! If you have no idea what I am talking about, we started a Bedtime Bootcamp with Maddie this week. To hear about Day 1 click here.
Last night was great! As predicted she did come into our room. But the fabulous thing is that she didn't come into our room until 5:45am!!!! This is great because it was only 15 minutes before we were to get up anyway! Last night went smoothly and this morning she told us that she wanted to sleep in her bed again tonight.
So tonight I stuck with the same routine and stayed on board with the patience thing. Rick came home earlier than predicted so he was actually able to read a bedtime story, which she was very excited about. She did come out of her room a few times, but I just led her back into her room very calmly. Last time I heard from her was 9:10, which was about an hour ago! This is going so well. *knock on wood*
I have to admit, I am not always the soft spoken patient Mom that I would like to be, especially when trying to get her to do what I wish of her. However, over the past two nights, I have realized that when I need to get her motivated to do a task at hand, she is much more receptive to me being patient with her and not getting upset with her. Sometimes you just have to choose your battles, and not get all bent out of shape when it doesn't go smoothly.
Well, here's to another night of being able to stretch out in bed without Maddie's feet in my back!!
Last night was great! As predicted she did come into our room. But the fabulous thing is that she didn't come into our room until 5:45am!!!! This is great because it was only 15 minutes before we were to get up anyway! Last night went smoothly and this morning she told us that she wanted to sleep in her bed again tonight.
So tonight I stuck with the same routine and stayed on board with the patience thing. Rick came home earlier than predicted so he was actually able to read a bedtime story, which she was very excited about. She did come out of her room a few times, but I just led her back into her room very calmly. Last time I heard from her was 9:10, which was about an hour ago! This is going so well. *knock on wood*
I have to admit, I am not always the soft spoken patient Mom that I would like to be, especially when trying to get her to do what I wish of her. However, over the past two nights, I have realized that when I need to get her motivated to do a task at hand, she is much more receptive to me being patient with her and not getting upset with her. Sometimes you just have to choose your battles, and not get all bent out of shape when it doesn't go smoothly.
Well, here's to another night of being able to stretch out in bed without Maddie's feet in my back!!
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