Which ones do your kids use???

My friend's daughter is the queen of stall tactics. She will use every single excuse in the book & then some. It annoys me to no end, and always ends up with me having to raise my voice at her to get to bed. I don't like doing it, but it's the ONLY way she'll listen. Of course, she'll pout & sniffle because I'm a big old meanie :p but it's honestly the only thing that works.

My son is bad too, but I usually don't have to yell to get him to bed.

So how do you handle your kids stall tactics???

My kids are young teens now...and I actually let them watch TV in their rooms until they fall asleep. When they were younger though....it was a constant hassle. I was always jealous of those parents who could say 'good night' with a smile and a hug. Our end of day was more like a zoo. LOL!

I'm sure there are sites online which can give ideas and pointers....but none of that stuff ever worked for my kids. Like I said....they now watch TV until they fall asleep. Not very healthy.....but easier to live with.

When mine were younger we did the go to bed at 9 every night with them. It gave them an established bedtime and they knew they had to what they wanted done by then or it wouldnt get done. Now they are older so its not easy to get them to bed, So when I'm ready for them to go to bed I go through this house and say lights out and start turning stuff off....I let them know im still in charge.

I did a lot of babysitting (no kids of my own yet) and this was always a hassle. When they came up with excuses I just learned to say no, turn off the light and walk out of the room, it rarely does any good to stay and argue with them. Sometimes I used threats, for instance, "if you don't go to sleep now and your mom finds you awake when she gets home she's going to be real mad." Occasionally I would also bargain, like saying I would read them one story in bed, but no more, and I always stuck to it. It's when kids learn that they can wheedle you and manipulate you that it gets worse and worse. If you always do what you say and say what you mean and don't compromise or let them get their way then they will learn that there's no point in an argument.

my parents encouraged me to play sports often and got me addicted to bike rides that way when it did come time for bed I usually was too tired to resort to stall tactics...

But now they don't get to spend much time with me... so they don't have that control anymore...

Funny you should mention that Zalka. I have a 15 year old who told me she misses the times when I would read her bedtime stories. She doesn't want me to do it NOW....LOL...she just misses when I used to. It's hard growing up....life just doesn't seem to be as cuddly.

let's see; my daughter 3 1/2 ; once in bed; I need something to drink, I want a snack; she'll come and say she learned a new song.. and then sing it; which makes me feel horrible; she'll change her pajamas in her room and then come out and show me..

I always told my kids if they were in bed by eight, they could watch TV for half an hour. It worked great, as I never expected them to be ready for bed until 8:30 anyways.
Myself, I was raised in a generation where if you made noise at bedtime, and Mom or Dad had to come see what you were up too, it was whoopin' time. I don't recall anything but going to bed like a good kid. If I couldn't sleep, I'd lay there & daydream.

My kids are young teens now...and I actually let them watch TV in their rooms until they fall asleep. When they were younger though....it was a constant hassle. I was always jealous of those parents who could say 'good night' with a smile and a hug. Our end of day was more like a zoo. LOL!

I'm sure there are sites online which can give ideas and pointers....but none of that stuff ever worked for my kids. Like I said....they now watch TV until they fall asleep. Not very healthy.....but easier to live with.




Yeah that is the habit I've got my daughter in she watches Disney movies until she falls asleep.. one time I tried to shut it off and leave her in the in the dark, I laid next to her and rubbed her back. The plan was to get her to fall asleep ; I woke up at 12am in her bed..whoops..

I resented bedtime very much. I would fight tooth and nail, tirelessly, scream, cry, keep coming out of my room, anything to keep from being forced to go to bed. This is as a young toddler. When my mom figured out that it wouldn't work, I was liberated and much happier. That is, until she married my step dad. But visiting friends around the age of 3 or so, I remember being appalled(as much as a 3 year old can be) that their parents oppressed them so and forced them to take naps. So rather than using stall tactics, I just got my bedtime cancelled.

Bedtimes are Fascist.

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