If you have a set bedtime for your child but they simply refuse to go, don’t despair, you aren’t the only one with this problem. Don’t resort to bribery or other tactics.

This article has some very useful tips for getting your kid to bed on time every time. These are all proven methods to get them to bed with the minimum of fuss.

Make sure your child has a bedtime from being a baby. As little as they are, their young brains will associate their bath with bedtime and settle quickly. This pattern carries on as they get older.

When you set a bedtime be realistic, setting it too early is asking for trouble as a child that is wide awake simply won’t settle. Put in place a routine so that they wind down, have a bath etc and are in their nightwear ready for bed at the right time. Stick with this and they will soon get the message.

The best way to keep this going when your kids are older is to not give them any reason for excuses. All daily tasks such as homework should be out of the way a long time before bedtime.

Staying up late to complete homework will have two effects. Although they won’t admit it, they will be tired so the work will be off poor quality. Also, when it comes to them going to bed there brain will have difficulty switching off to go to sleep.

The last thing is not to let them have a television in their bedroom. Yes, you will get the complaints that all their friends have them, but don’t give in. Many a parent has shut a bedroom door to later discover that they have been watching TV for hours.

Stay calm and disciplined while doing these and you will succeed. It my not happen overnight but be patient and you will get there in the end.

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