What's the best night cap to send my kids off to sleep? My five-year old won't stop running in front of the tv

Answer 1

hot milk, turn the TV off and read a story.
Jesus! parenting remedial classes for you!

Answer 2

You could give him a Hot Tottie 1/2 oz scotch , 3 tbl spoon clear honey,
top off small glass ( less than 300 ml) with orange juice . Heat in microwave for about 2 minutes . Then stir to mix honey and OJ.
Let cool to acceptable temperature.

Then have him slowly drink it. The tell him to go pee( its scotch)
then in about 20/30 minutes he'll be whosey and out like a light.
However I do not recommend this as an every night occurrence. This will knock a grown man out( honey and OJ send scotch straight to bloodstream.The scotch acts a mood de-elevator and repressant. So good luck and also remove soda pop ( coke, Pepsi) and sugared cereals from his diet.This will even out his Insulin levels and calm him. It may take 2 weeks but be firm and consistent. Good Luck

Answer 3

He needs a routine setting
the time he goes to bed needs to be consistent the same time every night
start with a bath then a warm drink of milk then a short bedtime story and then finally kiss goodnight and a see you in the morning sweetheart.
lastly leave the tv off as this can over excite him and make him less sleepy
Do this in a relaxed way and try not to get too stressed with him keep the routine the same and it will work

GOODLUCK

Answer 4

A five-year-old should be in bed by 8:30 at the latest (if you put them to bed earlier, which is good for them, just be prepared for an early wake-up.) Make sure there is no television in their room. Turn off the television in the family room at least a half-hour before you put them to bed (if there is something fantastic on TV., just tape it to be watched the next day earlier in the evening). And a cup of hot milk with a little teaspoon of Nestle's Quick, maybe, get them used to a "wind down" time before TV. and then BED TIME. Everyone needs to wind down before bed -- like with a book or quiet chatting.

Answer 5

Warm milk actually has a physically sedating effect. I wouldn't do hot chocolate because it has caffeine in it. Although, you can get decaf hot chocolate at the grocery (I think it is Swiss Miss Brand)

Also, they have done studies that indicate too much tv close to bed can amp kids up. We turn it off 1 to 2 hours before bed. We play games, read, dance or listen to music. This gets us talking to one another and also shuts the idiot box off! The best thing though, is when I say bedtime, I don't get any argument.

Answer 6

My mom always started our bedtime ritual about an hour before she actually expected us to be in bed. We'd take a bath, brush our teeth, and then she'd read to us for about half an hour. After she read to us, she'd tuck us in and out went the lights.

We never had the TV on before bed. It just winds kids up.

Children love routine, and keeping a consistant set of bedtime activities will help them get to bed without the struggle.

Answer 7

Turn the t.v. off and set a bedtime. 30 minutes or so before bedtime, change them into their pjs, brush their teeth, and read them a story. Then tuck them in for sleep. Make it a routine every night, the same time. If they aren't used to having a bedtime, they will probably resist for a few days but keep at it and eventually bedtime will be routine.

Answer 8

Believe it or not... I just recently read that a pediatrician suggested a little children's antihistamine to help a child get to sleep. I couldn't believe what I was reading, but who knows? I have children and personally would not do that unless they were sick and actually needed the medication. I would suggest what most others have suggested: a routine. Warm bath, bedtime story or two, tuck them in, kiss them good night and be firm with bedtime. Eventually, they will fall right into the routine and get to sleep every night. They will start to look forward to a little Mommy time.

Answer 9

in the olden days people used to give their children a little bit of whisky with warm water to send them asleep. If it never hurt anyone in them days it shouldnt now- just not all the time.

If you live in london you can buy from chemists sleeping tablets for kids- that'll work!!

Answer 10

a good day out, a good hour in the park after school. A similar bedtime each night! Heres one to try, it worked for mine. I used to keep 4 books on a shelf out of reach, i called them the "special books" and if they were good and got into bed for me they were allowed to read these "special books". One was a posh winnie the pooh book the rest were all large picture books, they used to get excited over this but got into bed!!!!

Answer 11

A ROUTINE-ALL THE TIME- EVERYTIME
NO TV after dinner!
Bath book (3-5 short ones) and bed
a quiet game in their room until lights out!

The 3 B's= Bath, Book and Bed.

I have a chicken timer (kitchen timer) that sounds and that means NO fuss or muss. Its bedtime or time out and NO tv tomorrow. Be patient- it may not be a good process for you both at first, so trust the process! It really works for you both.
Good luck My kiddos do just fine!

We just got back from a family cruise and we DID exactly the same home routine on the ship- and Well surprise- we had the best behaved kids. WHY? kids need a structure as much as the parents need one.

I resisted at first- trust me- we all do- yet- I learned from "seasoned good parents" and adopted the things that work.