Toddler Bedtime Routines

Fire_Fox

Maybe you could slowly move over to reading stories to him and later with him? Good for his language skills.

quinechinoise

Bestthingsinlifearefree wrote: »

Our lad is nearly six (and a rough / tough but sweet kind boy) he enjoys a bed time story usually one from daddy and one from mummy and then a lullaby and prayers with mummy.

Thanks for posting, particularly as you are a dad with an older son. That is close to our routine: if he's at home, daddy reads the bedtime stories and then I sing the lullabies.

quinechinoise

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Maybe you could slowly move over to reading stories to him and later with him? Good for his language skills.

I do read to both my kids (unless their father is home to read the bedtime stories). However, my son isn't quite at the reading on his own stage - he can read his alphabet and memorise large chunks of his favourite books but it'll be a bit longer till he's reading properly. Frankly, his spelling is actually better than his reading at the moment!

lollipopsarah

oh enjoy it while you still can - even thought it may be a bit boring!
they grow up too soon nowadays.
I remember hubby moaning about me being too soft giving our first son cuddles (blah blah) but I still think it was better than the thinking now that you should leave them to cry - grrrrrrrr.
Having said that, same hubby was going on about how I can't leave our daughters bump alone (first grandchild on the way) and when we saw her the other day - guess what - he was the one who patted her little bump!
(never did it to me though)
Oh I can't wait to enjoy the cuddles and silly songs.
xx

lazy_daisy

Oh you lucky thing! I used to love bath/story/bed time when my children were small. I have happy memories of those times and my son is a lovely kind lad of 15 now but far away from being the mummy's boy my husband predicted!
Enjoy it while you can, it won't last. Anyway, how can too much love ever be wrong?
LD x

heretolearn_2

your husband is being a bit silly, ignore him.

Lullabies and cuddles don't turn boys into mummies boys. they turn them into happy secure little chaps.

Try asking your husband what he thinks a mummies boy is, exactly? What is it he is afraid of your son doing?

to me a mummies boy is one who never grows up and becomes an independent adult- expects a woman (mum then wife) to do all the cooking, cleaning, ironing, washing etc etc etc. that wouldn't be your husband, would it? lol.