8 Steps To A Conscious Bedtime Routine
1. Connection – Parent has many high level, authentic connections with his child daily.
2. Clarity – Parent understands Developmental Stages and knows how much sleep his child needs for her age. Parent is creating a limit and has a clear desire to “let go” and allow his child to sleep alone in her own bed throughout the night.
3. Communication – Parent and child have an age-appropriate conversation about creating a bedtime routine and plan that works for both parent and child in order for his child to sleep through the night in her own bed alone.
4. Creativity – Parent and child brainstorm together many ideas for a bedtime routine.
5. Collaboration – Parent and child work together and create a mutual agreement or a win/win agreement on what the new bedtime routine will look like so the parent and child experience success.
6. Confidence – The parent believes in his child and has that the new mutual agreement and routine will work.
7. Consistency – Parent stays consistent with the mutual agreement and new bedtime routine for many nights. Parent tells his child that he will peacefully escort his child back to bed without looking at her or using words if she comes into his bedroom or bed.
8. Cooperation – Parent and child continue working together to create a bedtime routine that is a win/win for the parent and the child.
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