I carry a squirt bottle at night. I see a kid out of bed they get soaked. They tend to stay in bed.

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May 20, 2019
10:16:09pm

Tokolosh All-American

I carry a squirt bottle at night. I see a kid out of bed they get soaked. They tend to stay in bed.

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Tokolosh

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kids and bedtime. i need help

Jimmy Rocket

5/20/19 9:56pm

How old are your kids?

displacedute

5/20/19 9:59pm

23, 21, 19, and 17

jdub

5/20/19 10:01pm

30+ but he keeps the basement clean except for his smelly utah sweatshirt

Jimmy Rocket

5/20/19 10:11pm

I can't help you with the older ones.

displacedute

5/20/19 10:28pm

This is not a paid endorsement but

Beggar

5/20/19 10:01pm

It’s a good system.

CougsBeatU

5/20/19 10:06pm

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AggieWeekendCougar

5/20/19 10:48pm

Tell them they can go to sleep whenever they want as long as they’re in their room

soupie

5/20/19 10:04pm

Oh and no electronics in bedrooms.

soupie

5/20/19 10:08pm

Also have the littles get up earlier. Our HS kids leave home a half hour before

unctoothman

5/20/19 10:20pm

My parents did that with me and I would read until way late all the time

doubled1981

5/20/19 10:55pm

RE: kids and bedtime. i need help

cougfanblue

5/20/19 10:04pm

Nothing has ever been more accurate

5/20/19 10:10pm

I’m in no way an expert in this,

LeonMarek

5/20/19 10:05pm

We've all been there...or still are. I have 5. It's like a battle every night.

Preppy

5/20/19 10:09pm

Melatonin + no screens = zzzzzzzz

ditch

5/20/19 10:10pm

You’ve got some good suggestions from others. We had one kid tougher than the

5/20/19 10:11pm

Think Pavlov. Play the same CD / mp3 of lullaby music at every bedtime.

Richbyu

5/20/19 10:14pm

For my babies, that was Jay Leno music. 😏Once old enough, we did the method above.

soupie

5/20/19 10:18pm

I carry a squirt bottle at night. I see a kid out of bed they get soaked. They tend to stay in bed.

Tokolosh

5/20/19 10:16pm

Squirt them with beer. Got it.

Zaphod

5/20/19 10:29pm

He named his son Max

jdub

5/20/19 10:34pm

if you are not both on board with whatever you do it will never work

gwill

5/20/19 10:27pm

Ya. Yelling at the kids might be more of a side effect of you and your wife not

Preppy

5/20/19 10:31pm

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immacougar

5/20/19 10:39pm

Our kids earn extra jobs around the house if they aren't quiet more than 10 min

AggieWeekendCougar

5/20/19 10:49pm

Smart

doubled1981

5/20/19 10:57pm

TLDR: Everyone would rather drug their kids instead of discipline them

KSwiss

5/20/19 11:10pm

1-2-3 Magic. Simple, short book you could finish in s couple days and implement

Traveshamockery

5/20/19 11:28pm

Get a new schedule

webster242

5/21/19 12:29am

I think the biggest mistake we make is not keeping a schedule over the summer.

hydrocoug

5/21/19 6:03am

We use Melatonin on the nights we can tell they are wound up and going to fight bed time. Having a routine and starting

Nuke

5/21/19 7:50am

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