tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post3967125577487907885..comments2024-03-24T12:07:55.646-05:00Comments on IHeart Organizing: Back to School Organizing: Establishing a Sleep ScheduleIHeart Organizinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-75036559980387499872017-10-22T00:13:04.623-05:002017-10-22T00:13:04.623-05:00Do you still offer this printable? The link seems ...Do you still offer this printable? The link seems to be broken, I can't get to the picture to download it. Thanks in advance for checking on this.Adri Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373989808172216621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-73324917291951342812015-02-24T23:34:57.018-06:002015-02-24T23:34:57.018-06:00I go threw this with my 6 year old, so I have her ...I go threw this with my 6 year old, so I have her in bed an hour before actual sleep time. she gets one hug, one drink, one book, and one warning, about getting out of bed. its a struggle but stick to your guns momma. they will follow routine soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-63075130747358594722014-02-05T22:12:20.242-06:002014-02-05T22:12:20.242-06:00I have a 5 year old who never wants to go to bed d...I have a 5 year old who never wants to go to bed during bedtime [But MOMMY, you're staying up!] My mom actually gave me this idea. Give him a favorite stuffed animal and tell him that he needs to help x stuffed animal fall asleep by showing him how [close eyes] and holding him until x stuffed animal closes his eyes too. Works like a charm for me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-78678035956681111092013-12-28T10:55:58.300-06:002013-12-28T10:55:58.300-06:00We have used this method successfully as well.We have used this method successfully as well.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002288412523676015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-61640484757546827282013-06-18T22:01:39.395-05:002013-06-18T22:01:39.395-05:00Thank you for the tip! I had no idea cherries had...Thank you for the tip! I had no idea cherries had melatonin! <br /><br />We tried the melatonin thing for awhile but found that it only made him crabby and emotional and he was still tired in the morning, so we quickly phased that out. After multiple visits with his pediatrician and sleep specialist, it was determined he has a sleeping disorder.<br /><br />Thanks again! Glad to know that the melatonin worked for you, sleeping issues are the pits!<br /><br />xo,<br />Jen IHeart Organizinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-8669278662359197802013-06-18T20:40:42.458-05:002013-06-18T20:40:42.458-05:00I'm not a parent, so you can take this with a ...I'm not a parent, so you can take this with a grain of salt, but I have trouble sleeping some nights. A friend told me about melatonin, which is found in the vitamin section of the grocery store. It works very well for me, kind of like nyquil. I later found that bing cherries have melatonin in them and that eating a few of them before bed can help you sleep. <br />So, maybe a before bed snack of bing cherries could help your son calm down and get to sleep sooner. <br />I had all kinds of anxieties as a kid (whatever you do, don't let your kids watch America's Most Wanted before bed!) and I really appreciated my mom helping me work through them, I think if she had done the tough love thing (like my dad did when I would go to visit) it would have made the anxiety worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-46188309131450021072013-06-06T17:35:12.605-05:002013-06-06T17:35:12.605-05:00Jen i have the same problem with my abut to turn 4...Jen i have the same problem with my abut to turn 4 year old son it is very annoying i put him in bed at 7:00 and he just keeps coming back out asking fr things it about 12 midnight before he actually goes to sleep. i have o clue as to what to do about it either.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614873252036268419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-3922627083991704682012-10-19T16:48:47.853-05:002012-10-19T16:48:47.853-05:00We do stars on popsicle style sticks. I bought a s...We do stars on popsicle style sticks. I bought a set of stars from a teacher's supply store. You can make your own too out of popsicle sticks. We have 1-10. 1)backpack unload. 2)lunchbox packed and in fridge 3)homework done 4)backpack loaded 5)clothes laid out 6)baths 7)pj's 8)any meds to take 9)potty and brush teeth 10)story. They put the stars from red pocket to green pocket. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-73156583551735988392012-08-23T04:58:07.717-05:002012-08-23T04:58:07.717-05:00We did the same thing last year and it was SO ador...We did the same thing last year and it was SO adorable! :) Doing it again this year!<br /><br />xo,<br />JenIHeart Organizinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-40797856795538987902012-08-22T20:56:10.710-05:002012-08-22T20:56:10.710-05:00While we are on the subject of back to school, I s...While we are on the subject of back to school, I saw the cutest picture a friend took of her kids on Facebook. She took a pic on their first day, with signs that they each held, that read "First day of fourth grade" etc. This will be very helpful when we are looking back on it and thinking, what grade were they in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-37184719970222072492012-08-13T12:40:30.449-05:002012-08-13T12:40:30.449-05:00Love the chart. I'm going to use it to help me...Love the chart. I'm going to use it to help me be organized at bedtime for my little kids. Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933237294088845491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-55295099000609998112012-01-10T16:58:07.758-06:002012-01-10T16:58:07.758-06:00Oh poor Parker...I have one of those distracters. ...Oh poor Parker...I have one of those distracters. We started the bedtime routine of a "Get out of Bed Pass". Mine have fun sleep quotes or dream ideas. Each kids gets one to store under their pillow. Should they need something, anything, they have to hand over the card to get it. If they still have the card under their pillow in the morning, they get a reward (for mine, a smiling face on their chore chart). So far, working like a charm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-20012999623897279852012-01-07T01:22:29.619-06:002012-01-07T01:22:29.619-06:00When my daughter was around 3 1/2, she did the get...When my daughter was around 3 1/2, she did the getting out of bed thing also. Always a delay tactic; one more drink, i forgot your hug, i forgot my favorite doll downstairs, gotta pee, etc... <br /><br />What worked for us was putting that extra 'delay' time into her bedtime routine. As counter intuitive as that sounds. <br /><br />We began starting her bed time routine 10 Minutes earlier than usual. She would get 'relaxation time' before bed (she hated the words bedtime, and naptime)ha.<br /><br />We would turn on her cd (usually her Queen or Rolling Stones Lullaby one/s). She was allowed 10 minutes to lay in bed with a book, if she wanted, and listen to her music, with a lamp on (not the main bedroom light). We would go in 10 minutes later to turn off the music and light, (w/ a glass of water that had maybe 2 sips in it, just in case) and I'd say 80% of the time, she was asleep before we came back! if she wasn't, most of the time she would accept her sip of water, her kiss, and final tuck in, and that was that.<br /><br />Good Luck!Kayleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-66990896188601951952011-12-17T22:34:41.298-06:002011-12-17T22:34:41.298-06:00just found your great site through Pinterest. I ha...just found your great site through Pinterest. I had to laugh at the "Put Parker back in bed" repetition. Of my 3 boys, our Parker is the firecracker who usually requires the added attention too!<br />we give him 5 coins at night (could be all pennies or all quarters) each time we need to see to him when it isn't an emergency, we take a coin, he gets to put whatever is left in the morning in his money jar. When it's full, we get to go toy shopping. He does pretty well now, and gets really upset if he has to lose a coin.Erin Morehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338762711645292367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-2306130907024089622011-11-30T10:23:20.944-06:002011-11-30T10:23:20.944-06:00My 3 year old had started getting out of bed multi...My 3 year old had started getting out of bed multiple times about six months ago. My husband and I tried everything ... just putting him back in bed over and over without talking to him, night lights, charts and stickers, reading to him while he was laying in bed, etc. Nothing worked. I would find him asleep on his floor at his shut door in the morning. I didn't want him sleeping on a hard floor all night so I put a recliner in his bedroom and just started sitting in it until he fell asleep in his bed. I found that if he went to sleep in his bed he generally didn't get up through the night and move to the floor. I didn't talk to him. I just sat in the recliner. Within just a few days he was falling asleep within 15 minutes. Now I don't have to sit there at all (although I like to now!). I guess he was just to scared of being alone at night to sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-30315507003843210352011-11-24T07:56:36.822-06:002011-11-24T07:56:36.822-06:00I tried to post this on the morning routine sectio...I tried to post this on the morning routine section, but it didn't work. So, here it is... I just wanted to add that in the morning, I also set a repeating timer ("tick tock tick tock..." ) on my iPhone which replaced my voice getting louder and louder...I didn't want to hear myself sounding like that anymore! Our list we have used for a few years now works like a CHARM! Happy mornings all around! My boys are 6 and 8 now, and the checklist has been edited to suit their various ages, but they now are so much more independent than I was at that age. Beds are made, laundry is in the basket, teeth are brushed, lunches (I make the night before) are packed, backpacks and lunches never forgotten (past a block away, anyway!) Love it! I no longer dread the morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-83113717642325783672011-11-14T15:49:20.491-06:002011-11-14T15:49:20.491-06:00I loved this chart but actually said to my sister ...I loved this chart but actually said to my sister that my 5 year old would get me on the technicality that it doesn't say "go to sleep". Maybe your Parker knows that too? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-26272618337932622782011-10-14T15:09:41.780-05:002011-10-14T15:09:41.780-05:00Just be patient! My son is almost 4 1/2 and just s...Just be patient! My son is almost 4 1/2 and just stopped that a few months ago. Parker will grow out of it:) Just keep putting him back in bed and tell him its bed time and you love him:)Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-29440266756279479012011-09-27T20:37:13.972-05:002011-09-27T20:37:13.972-05:00Hello. Reading your blog with my 5 year old son an...Hello. Reading your blog with my 5 year old son and he wants to know what book your son is reading?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-87586555807003166572011-09-15T07:44:52.749-05:002011-09-15T07:44:52.749-05:00My daughter and grandson live with us while she is...My daughter and grandson live with us while she is starting a new life after a divorce. We have had some bedtime issues because of lack of consistency on our part. I found this blog post and shared it with my daughter. Thank you for the tips and the free download, as I believe this will certainly help him.MsPhotoShooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097187493861627966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-10901164396804430882011-09-14T12:51:17.913-05:002011-09-14T12:51:17.913-05:00LOVE IT! We just started Kindergarten. I think I ...LOVE IT! We just started Kindergarten. I think I need the routine more than my 5-yr. old does!KateStealeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16976514244537838697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-39455135565558213532011-09-14T00:40:19.951-05:002011-09-14T00:40:19.951-05:00I love the printable :). My son as a toddler got u...I love the printable :). My son as a toddler got up repeatedly. I sat by his door every time I put him down for a nap or bedtime. When he would come out, without talking and eye contact, I would put him back in bed nicely. Lots of tears and three days later he was in bed without getting out. Hope this helps.Briannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17468500202921630975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-80298846213814745792011-09-13T15:19:54.100-05:002011-09-13T15:19:54.100-05:00I haven't read all of the comments above, so I...I haven't read all of the comments above, so I apologize if this has been mentioned already. My neighbor gave me this idea. She started a paper chain that hangs over her daughter's bed. Every night that her daughter stays in bed she gets to add a link. If she does not stay in bed she does not get to add a link. If she's especially bad, she has to remove a link! Ouch! Once her paper chain reaches her bed, she gets a <br />treat/prize/toy. Isn't that brilliant! I can't take credit for it. It was my neighbor's idea, but I thought I'd share.Car Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648387762016053552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-77137218556902138282011-09-04T21:20:01.948-05:002011-09-04T21:20:01.948-05:00I, officially, love you. ;PI, officially, love you. ;Psusanballouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570542237609632503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-31755932086870623102011-09-01T19:23:38.257-05:002011-09-01T19:23:38.257-05:00I had this problem with my oldest daughter. She j...I had this problem with my oldest daughter. She just had a hard time separating from us. What worked for us was to keep popping back in and checking on her (I know I did read this technique somewhere). When I started, it was literally every 10 seconds (to not give her enough time to get out). I would just go back in, give her a hug and say 'I'll be back in 10 seconds' and then just stretched the times out. You have to be religious about going back in when you say though. As soon as she trusted I would come back when I said, she finally felt safe enough to go to sleep fine. It only took two nights from memory and sometimes I would revisit it after an illness or something like that. Hope that helps someone!Catherine Pearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620269683340269199noreply@blogger.com