How To Motivate Your Little Girl To Actually Want To Get Into Bed On Time

By: Bethany Bien Click author's name for more of his/her articles

At the end of a long day, getting your little one off to bed can be quite a challenge and a chore that may be destined to get on your last nerve when you are tired out from all that daily exertion. When they are small, every day seems like an adventure with so many new things to see and do, so many new images and so much to explore. Often times she will just not want to go to bed and will be too excited about what she is doing or the thought of more exciting things to come.

Our motherly instincts should tell us that we need to create an incentive of some kind to encourage her to look forward to bedtime, just as she is looking forward to playing with her favorite doll and her other thrilling baby accessories. You need to make her psyched about going to bed - it will make your job a whole lot easier when it comes to the end of the tiring day.

One of the first things we should do is to create an enjoyable routine, which can be easily repeated. Whilst young minds are looking for stimulation, education and growth, they also value the stability of a routine and if you make it fun, then you can achieve two goals at once.

Try and incorporate the chores that need to be completed before she lays down, into your plan. For example, she may need to have a bath, use the bathroom, brush teeth, say her prayers and then go to bed. Give her the opportunity to do a few things her own way in this routine and she'll "buy into it" more quickly.

Often one of the best ways to make the bed seem more attractive is to make it look appealing. You should know several of her favorites at this point - for example, she could have a favorite character from one of the books that she's been reading, or a movie, cartoon or TV character she relates to. Why not create a theme in the bedroom, as you can get complete nursery bedding and accessory set themes based on almost every imaginable character.

Whilst you're thinking about themes, why not make the PJs more theme oriented. Many little girls dream about being a princess and you can set up the room and her bed to project visions of an enchanted castle, to entice her into dreamland.

If you put a little thought and imagination into it and think way back to when you were a girl of her age, you should be able to make bedtime something that she really looks forward to as opposed to fighting against. Creating a special theme with appropriate nursery decoration could be fun for you as well as for her! Add some little games or other routines just prior to lights out and you should both be in for a restful night.

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