Comments on: Bedtime Battles http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2010/01/bedtime-battles/ The Mabelhood is the sum of all blogs, combining posts from Mabel Labels' bloggers Julie Cole, Caitlin Madden and a cast of guest bloggers. The Mabelhood documents the daily dramas of a group of people raising families and a label making business, plus everything else in-between. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:58:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Samantha http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2010/01/bedtime-battles/comment-page-1/#comment-4261 Samantha Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:56:36 +0000 http://www.mabelhood.com/?p=1714#comment-4261 Great post, Nanny Carrie! I don't have any kids myself, but I remember as I kid I had a very strongly enforced bed time. A child's life has to be predictable in order to minimize stress; especially the stress through preteen years! Great post, Nanny Carrie! I don’t have any kids myself, but I remember as I kid I had a very strongly enforced bed time. A child’s life has to be predictable in order to minimize stress; especially the stress through preteen years!

]]> By: Julie Cole http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2010/01/bedtime-battles/comment-page-1/#comment-4257 Julie Cole Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:51:03 +0000 http://www.mabelhood.com/?p=1714#comment-4257 oh, and that photo is adorable! Makes me sleepy looking at that baby! oh, and that photo is adorable! Makes me sleepy looking at that baby!

]]> By: Julie Cole http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2010/01/bedtime-battles/comment-page-1/#comment-4256 Julie Cole Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:50:24 +0000 http://www.mabelhood.com/?p=1714#comment-4256 this is great...I'm a huge fan of routines. I'm finding it hard now with the biggies....they have an early bedtime, but cubs and some other activities sometimes don't end 'til 8pm. I find we get home and I madly try to throw them in bed ditching the usual routine. It doesn't work so well! Thanks Nanny Carrie!! this is great…I’m a huge fan of routines. I’m finding it hard now with the biggies….they have an early bedtime, but cubs and some other activities sometimes don’t end ’til 8pm. I find we get home and I madly try to throw them in bed ditching the usual routine. It doesn’t work so well! Thanks Nanny Carrie!!

]]> By: Enter the Greenhouse http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2010/01/bedtime-battles/comment-page-1/#comment-4253 Enter the Greenhouse Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:49:05 +0000 http://www.mabelhood.com/?p=1714#comment-4253 We just went through sleep-training with our 6 month old son with the help of a professional. In addition to the bedtime routine we have, we also installed a white noise machine in his room. Not only is this an audio cue for him that it is bed time, it drowns out the noises of the separate bedtime routine we have for our 7 year old daughter. It's been very helpful. We just went through sleep-training with our 6 month old son with the help of a professional. In addition to the bedtime routine we have, we also installed a white noise machine in his room. Not only is this an audio cue for him that it is bed time, it drowns out the noises of the separate bedtime routine we have for our 7 year old daughter. It’s been very helpful.

]]> By: Tanna http://www.mabelhood.com/index.php/2010/01/bedtime-battles/comment-page-1/#comment-4251 Tanna Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:27:41 +0000 http://www.mabelhood.com/?p=1714#comment-4251 I totally agree! My kids are in bed by 8 every night. My oldest is 9 and we will let him stay up a little bit later than his siblings however, he usually goes to bed on his own shortly after. He has to be at school by 7 and wake up is at 6 so we have to do an 8 o'clock bedtime for everyone to function in the morning. My middle son can run and play hard all day and be bouncing off the wall but as soon as his head hits the pillow he is out. It is actually quite funny. He gets it from his Dad. My oldest used to talk in bed for an hour before he would fall asleep and he got that from me. :) I totally agree! My kids are in bed by 8 every night. My oldest is 9 and we will let him stay up a little bit later than his siblings however, he usually goes to bed on his own shortly after. He has to be at school by 7 and wake up is at 6 so we have to do an 8 o’clock bedtime for everyone to function in the morning.

My middle son can run and play hard all day and be bouncing off the wall but as soon as his head hits the pillow he is out. It is actually quite funny. He gets it from his Dad. My oldest used to talk in bed for an hour before he would fall asleep and he got that from me. :)

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