The Happiest Mothers Put Their Children To Bed Early

The happiest mothers take enough time for themselves. The happiest mothers also put their children to bed early and make this a routine so that the children can go to bed happy and relaxed. This is at least our opinion here in the Miracle of Motherhood.

That story of a child who didn’t want to go to sleep

When it comes to 8pm and your child doesn’t want to go to sleep, you do like many moms and let her play for a little while longer. Soon it will be 9 pm, and then your little one should really be in bed.

But since you have a lot of homework left to do, you let him continue to entertain himself for a while longer. You give him some art supplies for painting, maybe a molding compound… Anything that doesn’t require extra effort and leaves you free to do your homework.

By ten o’clock your child should already be asleep, but in the last hour you’ve just got your laundry done, and you want to take a few minutes to take a shower and get yourself ready for bed. So you move again to anesthetize your child.

By half past eleven, it’s finally time to go to bed. It’s a little late for the child, but you’re sure this will guarantee better rest. Big mistake! On evenings like this, the child stays awake until 23 or 24, in a bed of bikes and not wanting to sleep at all.

Kids want to drink water or suck their bottles, look for one toy or something else, go to the bathroom, drink water again… And when you take care of their needs, the list just goes on.

And that’s where you are, always in the dark hours of the night, like a faithful servant who strives to meet every need of children. Finally at 00.30 your child will fall asleep and you think he will be in bed until the next day. Another mistake!

The next morning, the little one wakes up at 5, 6, or 7 in the morning, so you have to rock him back to sleep to get back to sleep. She sleeps restlessly, as if she is constantly interrupted, and is unable to fall asleep again. And when you think he’s in a deep sleep, you see your child spinning, turning, jumping, and waking up again.

Almost as if the child had never been tired, and just as if he had drank 4 or 5 cups of coffee to stay so awake so hard. Because of this, the next day, when it’s time to go to kindergarten, he doesn’t want to get up.

Both you and your child wake up in the morning wanting to go back to bed right away. The child is sleepy all day and you are very stressed and unable to function properly at work.

The happiest mothers put their children to bed early

We cannot stress enough that the happiest and most restful mothers put their children to bed early. Remember that a child’s night means all of the following:

• Free time to dedicate to a relationship between you and your partner. At the end of the day, your happiness and well-being depend on this as well.
• Less stress from doing homework that you usually do at night. You don’t have to scrub, wash, tidy, or do other tasks while you’re constantly worried about what your child “comes up with” in the next room.
• Relaxation and deep, satisfying sleep. Your kids will get the amount of sleep they need, and both their bodies and brains will be able to gather energy for the next day.

• You don’t feel like you have to be flexible with the rules and be a throwing bag. Your children are not the ones who decide they don’t want to go to sleep. If they get used to going to bed early, you don’t have to endure their teasing that they don’t want to go to bed and don’t give in to their desires. Remember, this is not the disciplined upbringing you would like to give to your children.
• The much-needed rest enjoyment and refreshing sleep.
• Calm down for the rest of the family as well. If there are other family members living in your home, it is possible for all of them to come together and share family matters that cannot be dealt with in front of the child.

Mom, if you don’t want the story we’re telling now to happen to you as well, you must first create an evening routine and follow it every night.

If your children are playing, let them know that they can continue until a certain time. And when that time is past the clock, they have to go to sleep even if they want to keep playing.

Persuade them by singing, telling a story, or letting them into Mom and Dad’s bed for a moment… You yourself surely know what works for you.

Never forget how important sleep is to children and how important rest is to you – a good mother.