Orion's been a challenged sleeper since day one. When I try to get him to bed on a school night by 8:30, it still ends up being 9:30 before he's asleep (sometimes later). Tonight I let him stay up later (no school this week). Sometimes he seems to nodd right off, sometimes not. But we have got a system down, a night time ritual (pjs, teeth, night time potty, reading in the "reading chair" (unless it's gotten way too late), and bed. I also generally will lie in bed next to him for a while because he really likes it, and personally, I don't mind the time relaxing. Sometimes I'm tired enough that I drift off with him. For whatever reason, even though he might not get to sleep right away, he is quiet, and (as he says) just hangs out until sleep overtakes him.
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Date: 2008-02-21 07:30 am (UTC)