While your babysitting how do get the child to go to bed when its past his bed time?

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While your babysitting how do get the child to go to bed when its past his bed time?

This Little boy that i am babysitting will not listen and go to bed like he is supposed to he dosent want to sleep but hes exhausted hes fighting sleep..

can anyone give me any ideas how to get him to calm down and finally sleep?

Answer 1

if your babysitting and cant figure that out. maybe you shouldnt be.

try cuddling with him. reading him a story. Just leaving him in the room by himself isnt going to get you anywhere.

Answer 2

When I babysat I'd get the kids to sit in bed and I'd read to them. I'd give them a hug goodnight and sometimes stayed til they fell asleep, it depended on the family's rules. With some kids who wanted to stay up and watch TV with me I'd say "Sure you can, but won't your mom be mad when she comes home?" That worked on some kids.

You can always ask the parents. As a mom I wouldn't be upset or not wanting you to sit because you asked me a question. I'd be happier with that than knowing you are struggling!

Answer 3

You shouldn't be on the computer, but anyway..

make it into a game. get him comfortable in his bed and say okay, we are going to play a game..i am going to leave the room for a little bit and when i come back, if you are asleep then you win! wait 20-30 minutes before you go and check on him. if he is still not asleep say that you are going to give him a second chance and start the game over.

good luck and hope this helps!!!

Answer 4

You don't give him a choice.  Depending upon his age...just say, "Time for bed".  If he is young enough and you have to, gently pick him up and put him in bed.  Simple.

Answer 5

Kids like knowing what to expect. I find with my daughter who is 4 thats its better to give her a breakdown of whats going to happen. For example I'll say "okay after dinner we're gonna take a bath, & then play go fish & watch a video. Then story, then bed." As we make our way through the activites, I'll remind her "okay after this we're doing that & that & then bed." I also let her choose what 3 or 4 things she wants to do before bed so she feels like shes doing exactly what she wanted to do & its not being forced on her. If you're babysitting, it may help to know exactly what his bedtime routine is & following it to the letter so youre being there doesnt distract him or draw attention to the fact that this is different than usual. Kids have a hard time with change bc as I said they like knowing what to expect.

Answer 6

Lay in bed with him and read a couple stories and tell him you are going to turn the lights off and its time for sleep...lay w/ him and rub his back! See if that works...