The 13 Stages Of Putting Kids To Bed (Told In GIFs)
I did it! I got my kids to go to bed tonight. Here are the actual 13 stages of me putting my kids to bed! Tonight was a rough one. I hope you had better success than I did.
Let me know if you have the same experiences or am I just a bad dad. lol
The 13 Stages Of Putting Kids To Bed
1. Announce that it is bedtime
2. Demand that it is time to go to bed
3. Pull them to the bathroom to brush their teeth
4. Brush their teeth
5. Put on pajamas
6. Read a bedtime story
7. Tuck them in
8. Go cuddle with wife
9. Kids try and sneak in your bed
10. Put them back in bed crying
11. Do it again when they sneak out again.
12. Now they are thirsty, get them some water
13. They are finally asleep and so is your wife. Time for a little me time.
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Well, cosleeping and going all the family to bed at the same time helps a lot.
I bet you are right. I don't go to bed until 3am though. There is no way I could fall asleep around 8:30. Thank you for your input. I appreciate it. Also for reading. You picked up a new follower.
You are a 'night owl' like me. :)
Yes, yes I am. Lol.Us night owls have to stick together. You picked up a new follower.
I always find it silly when I see people say it's hard...every time I've put a kid to bed it's literally "hey in like (X) minutes can we go to bed(?)" followed by doing whatever they want, then asking if they're ready when it's about time, if they ask to finish (X) then we do, and then we go casually brush our teeth, and then go read a story or simply lay-down depending on what they want.
I know you're exaggerating, and it gave me mild laff, but I still can't imagine having a bad experience putting a kid to bed...but apparently it's common.
Yeah I am definitely exaggerating. Putting all the bad nights over 8 years into one night, but that is what makes it somewhat relatable. If you're being honest, you've had some bed time issues from time to time. My son goes to bed like a champ. Every night. My daughter does like to sneak in our bedroom in the middle of the night. I couldn't find the right GIF for a cockblocker, and didn't want to search that and kid in the same search. lol. You picked up a new follower. I appreciate you taking the time to reply and good job with you kids.
Psh, I don't have any kids yet, I'm just, as odd as it is, a male au-pair and babysit a lot, so I have had literally thousands of hours with kids in the last few years easily.
So I don't know the cock-blocker feel I suppose, to be honest sometimes it's nice to not simply be alone when you're going to sleep or wake up, so I don't mind. I'd imagine it'd be madly annoying though especially because it's usually an every night thing if it happens.
I slept with my mother in her bed with my father till I was like 11 though, so my father always got #nothing and she always just cuddled me.
There was one night I had a bad night, just one. I was putting a baby/young-toddler to bed and little did I know they didn't play all day (as I was babysitting while the parents went to a movie and dinner) and thus she didn't want to go to sleep.
Solved it easily by simply giving up, opening the closet door where a small light was, and playing on the carpet for like 15-30minutes, and then bam, asleep in minutes.
I did as well, usually I'm not into gifs and funny things, but yours has striked me with a different light for some reason :)
I can say, every baby sitter we have says the kids are angels, but there are moments when we try to put them to bed. You sound like you are good at your job. That is funny about your dad. haha, I feel bad for him. I know it's like clock work with my daughter. She doesn't come in when my wife has a headache lol
I promise you they up it a little. Shockingly enough there's no better way to have good kids when babysitting than to have the kids back. If you tell on them, especially for something minor, they'll get you back, let it slide and they'll listen and treat you well :^)
Just last night when I was babysitting one of the kids grabbed a phone and started playing a game on it in his room, even though he isn't supposed to use it that late, and I told him he can't be on it for more than a minute or two because his parents may be home in a few minutes, a minute or two later I walk in and warn him of their impending arrival, I hear one of their voices, he shuts it off, and good for him he was saved by literally 1.5seconds.
It's all about building that mutual trust and solidarity where they know you aren't just fucking with them to spite them.
Honestly there's no job I'd prefer more. I don't need tons of money and I'm good with spending basically nothing, it's fun, and it keeps me active and doing things. Thank goodness I like/don't-mind kid-things as if not I'd be slaving at a grocery store probably. [shivvers] ewwwh!
I mean every night with my father too, I would literally not even go to my bed, I'd just go to bed directly with my mother. Every single night. Absolutely #Shredded if you ask me.
Hilarious! I look forward to it (having my first in a few weeks) Thanks for posting!
CONGRATULATIONS. That is awesome. I joke about it, but being a parent is the best thing in the world. It really is. You are in for a wild and wonderful ride.
I am so excited!! :)
that is awesome, you should be.
Just remember get only onesies that have a zipper. No snaps or buttons.
^Yes, this! Snaps are THE. WORST. You painstakingly snap each one of these tiny snaps together with your oversized grownup fingers, only to discover at the 10th snap that you lined them up wrong. Especially bad in the middle of the night when you're half asleep.
Hahahaha so true! You forgot the part at step 1 though when they run around frantically 30 minutes before bed burning their last bits of energy for the day lol
hahaha, true! They run around with me chasing them. I get more tired than they do. haha. Thanks for reading. You picked up a new follower for being the first time you replied. I appreciate it. I need to add a step. lol
I have a two year old and bedtime pretty much goes like clockwork to this blog haha. Kids are definitely entertaining to say the least
lol, I have a 4 and an 8 year-old. The older one is pretty good, but my daughter is a nightmare to get to bed. lol
Hilarious, and so true.
Hey, thank you. Seriously. You comment on a lot of my stuff and I really appreciate it. Thank you! I'm going to check out your page and give some feedback tonight!
Well I comment on things that I like. Sometimes it can be a few words, sometimes it's a long paragraph (for more serious topics lol).
lol, yeah, this doesn't necessarily require a full paragraph. lol I really appreciate it.
You forgot a GIF for when they tell you they have to poop, right before you put them into bed, then spend 10 minutes farting around on the toilet, insisting it's coming, before you finally call their bluff and throw them into bed. Then five minutes after you've left the room, they yell that this time they really have to poop.
HAHAHAHAHA! I should add that.... lol
Thank you for reading. You picked up a new follower. I appreciate the comment. We don't play the pooping game to often. It's the I'm thirsty game. hahaha but we all feel the same way.
It's amazing how they're so parched at bedtime. Lol
Followed you as well! :)