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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
I'm only 4 months into this parenting thing, but we've been using the (paid) Huckleberry App to track and "schedule" naps/sleep times. It's actually fantastic at helping avoid overtirednesd and rejiggering sleep schedules on weird days (drs visits, seeing family, woke up early, etc.)
Works up to 5 years old I believe, uses AI learning and historical sleep patterns to determine the best sleep times for your kid.
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Holy #### balls, an app for sleeping.
Wow.
OP, it has been said he lots, but routine is important.
This worked for us (our kids are now 14 & 16).
-bath, kids love bath time and it allows them some good play.
-we then allowed them some play time, no electronics.
-a set bed time, within reason, their little bodies like a clock, but allow 15 mins either side of the bed time for flexibility.
-this is the most important point. read, read in bed with your kids. we would spend a good 30 mins reading with them, different books. this will at some point progress to them reading to you and then to themselves. My kids still read 45-60 a night before bed.
Kids will get out of bed. You need to be firm and take them back to bed.