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Don't people read to children at bedtime anymore ?Decluttering, 20 mins / day Jan 2024 2/20
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oystercatcher wrote: »Don't people read to children at bedtime anymore ?
My son-in-law didn't have bedtime stories, and before his daughter was born, he didn't see the need for a baby to have any books. By the time my granddaughter was a day old, he was reading stories to her . He reads her two stories every night at bedtime, and they both enjoy it.
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It is a Friday and their usual bedtime weekday is 10pm. Past experience has shown they will not go to bed if instructed to do so at that time but stay up till the parent gets home.
I do not approve of this but I can hardly send them to bed at 8pm if their parents usually have them up until 10pm.
I do not want to be new and exciting (firstly I am not new) I would be delighted if I was so boring they went to bed.
Best I have managed in past is bedclothes and snuggle on sofa. Apparently this is more than their Mum and Dad get them to do as they expressed sheer wonder last time!
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My 7 year old goes to bed at 8pm on a Friday. Well, technically 7.30pm then he can read 'til 8pm.
I would suggest getting a selection of good books from the library and reading to them. They can perhaps draw what they think the characters look like, or have a go at acting it our or making up their own plot?Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')
No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)0 -
Dont play games with them as it will probably wind them up rather than wind them down.0
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If they're up til 10pm (God preserve us - WTAF??) then you are child-minding not babysitting, and that is a higher pay rate!The questions that get the best answers are the questions that give most detail....0
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Get them to devise a story.....with two characters, a small girl and her older brother. Ask them what adventures they should have, where they should go and who or what should should they meet along the way. Get them to draw their characters, or monsters they might meet, the car or helicopter that is going to transport them, etc etc.
Write it down (bare bones, they’ll have forgotten half of it by morning) and if you do babysit them again, you can carry it on.
10pm weekday bedtime for a 5 and 7 year old? I bet they’re half asleep at school"I may be many things but not being indiscreet isn't one of them"0 -
Thanks everyone
Yes I am shocked by the bedtime thing- I remember asking to stay up to watch Dr Who when I was a kid.
But when you babysit you are kind of stuck with their rules.
Thank you for the comments very constructive
think my plan is
Get them fed
Change to pyjamas and watch movie- Disney coco or some such
Snuggle up like beds on couch
Hopefully smallest will fall asleep.
Maybe 7 year old will play some games.
Read partner (mine) riot act about being home on time
Have taken on board it is too late for crafts0 -
Was waiting for the "perfect" parents not liking what time they go to bed.0
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Get some colouring books too to help them unwind. Most kids (and adults) love colouring. I know I've coloured a few times over the years to unwind:T:T :beer: :beer::beer::beer: to the lil one :beer::beer::beer:0
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