Bedtime Coupons
Has bedtime become a battle? This is often a difficult time because kids want to stay up for fun, but, they also realize this is an area where they can exert control (the other areas tend to be eating and toilet training).
If you feel like your child gets out of bed over and over again – these coupons may work for you! This gives your child a sense of control as they can get out of bed, but you can limit the number of times this happens.
See more below regarding how to set this up!
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You can set this up in a few ways:
1: Only give your kids a certain number of coupons per night with the expectation that they will likely use all of them – and that has to be okay! Each night they start fresh with all of the coupons. If they are currently getting out of bed 4 times, give them 4 coupons, but then the next week give them only 3. The goal is to *slowly* reduce the number of times they are getting out of bed.
2: If they are slightly older, you could give them all the coupons at the beginning of the week and it is up to them how they want to use them throughout the week (all on one night, or one per night, etc.).
3: Feel free to make multiples, or only use specific coupons. For example, maybe your child needs 3 coupons for an extra hug and doesn’t need one to get a drink of water.
For all options, after your child uses their designated number of coupons, they may still try to get out of bed. For these times, you need to return them to their bed with minimal interaction. The first time, give them a redirection that they have used all their coupons, so now they have to stay in bed. If they get out again, simply redirect them with minimal talking and no prolonged tuck-ins. If you continue to give your child an extra drink, hug, song, etc. then they realize they can continue to get out of bed without a coupon.
Hope this helps create smoother bedtime routines!
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