tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post3915575415384206616..comments2024-03-23T10:39:09.416-05:00Comments on Building the Ark: Jane (a.k.a. patjrsmom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726536529466575noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-12523071042306599492008-05-18T08:25:00.000-05:002008-05-18T08:25:00.000-05:00Wear their little legs out during the day. Lots of...Wear their little legs out during the day. Lots of bike riding and running. You know how they crash after they've been swimming -- it's because they are so tired. And a glass of milk before bed.<BR/><BR/>Lately Peach has been making a tent over her bed (pulling a quilt up and tucking it in behind the headboard). I can't believe how fast she falls asleep underneath it!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-51152378011039985742008-05-17T19:45:00.000-05:002008-05-17T19:45:00.000-05:00We are much like Christine... Reading time works ...We are much like Christine... Reading time works for us. We use a routine and have them in bed around 8pm. They are then allowed to keep the light on to read for 30 mins. When I go into my 7 and 8 y/o's room they are almost always asleep before the 30 mins are up. My 11 yo is almost always awake, but is pretty good about settling down to sleep as soon as we turn the lights out:) Good luck Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317318797326937031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-91332472170205942022008-05-17T18:46:00.000-05:002008-05-17T18:46:00.000-05:00So exited about your columns! Our rule of thumb f...So exited about your columns! Our rule of thumb for summer is wear them out! Tons and tons and tons and tons of outdoor play and walks. We go for tricycle rides around the block, waling on foot to the dog park a few blocks away (we don't even have a dog)and lots of games in the yard. All the other comments also helped us, room darkening shades, etc.. Recently Soifa asked me at bedtime why theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-67390968591695635162008-05-17T15:16:00.000-05:002008-05-17T15:16:00.000-05:00Boy, I'm so excited about all your ideas! And I'm...Boy, I'm so excited about all your ideas! And I'm off to check out that poem right away!<BR/><BR/>God Bless,<BR/>JaneJane (a.k.a. patjrsmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726536529466575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-62042820185541869592008-05-17T15:11:00.000-05:002008-05-17T15:11:00.000-05:00Hi Jane-We always had difficulty gettingour now 7 ...Hi Jane-<BR/><BR/>We always had difficulty getting<BR/>our now 7 year old, Ian, to bed at night. I read in a parenting magazine about one technique involving money. I don't know what it's like in your house, but money sure talks in ours! Every night at bedtime, we would place four quarters outside of his door.<BR/>Each time he got out of bed and left his room we would take away a quarter(he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-90378399943624197722008-05-17T15:10:00.000-05:002008-05-17T15:10:00.000-05:00I think keeping a regular routine is so very impor...I think keeping a regular routine is so very important. For my children, it doesn't matter what time they go to bed at night, they still get up around the same time in the morning - 6:45-7:00am. So keeping the schedule,which for them means 8pm bedtime.<BR/><BR/>I do have room-darkening shades, I close windows, if possible to keep the 'neighborhood' noise out and put on a fan (ceiling or stand).Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425029446264871423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-57702200274798927012008-05-17T13:54:00.000-05:002008-05-17T13:54:00.000-05:00Room-darkening shades help quite a bit, as does th...Room-darkening shades help quite a bit, as does the "white noise" of a ceiling fan.Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-9159188182180084812008-05-17T11:00:00.000-05:002008-05-17T11:00:00.000-05:00We have the same routine all year long. We eat din...We have the same routine all year long. We eat dinner early (5:00), clean-up, the kids then take baths, we read books, sing, pray and they go to bed at 7:30 (school year) or 8:00 (summer). They always wake up at the same time so they are sleepy by bedtime even if it's light out. <BR/>BeckyMama of 5https://www.blogger.com/profile/17476287236959497710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-16570423172915584282008-05-17T10:40:00.000-05:002008-05-17T10:40:00.000-05:00Thanks, Christine. How old are your two again? S...Thanks, Christine. How old are your two again? School-aged, right?<BR/><BR/>God Bless,<BR/>JaneJane (a.k.a. patjrsmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726536529466575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34028562.post-45169748064016789952008-05-17T09:55:00.000-05:002008-05-17T09:55:00.000-05:00Our general rule at bedtime is that they can keep ...Our general rule at bedtime is that they can keep the light on a little longer if they are in bed and reading. The reading time settles them down and encourages them to stay in one place long enough to start feeling sleepy.christine Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800441088372947329noreply@blogger.com