How can i get my 5 yr old girl to go to bed early cuz she is getting too cranky.?

Question

Also, how do i get her to clean her room and stuff, and get her to do things the first time i ask.

Answer 1

A set bedtime routine is a must and if it is calming and enjoyable, you will probably find your daughter looking forward to the time with you. It doesn't need to be involved, just bath, teeth brushing, bedtime story and snuggle time, then tuck into bed. If this happens every night, she'll come to depend on it and it will help her fall asleep - kids find security in routines. If her current bedtime is too late, adjust it to an earlier time in 15 minute increments, moving the time up every few days until you get to the time that you believe she needs to be in bed in order to get enough sleep.

As for the room cleaning - if this is something that causes a meltdown, then I would save it for another time of day. In the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't matter if she goes to bed with some toys on the floor and she'll settle down to sleep better if her day didn't end with a tantrum. Set clean up time for after school or after dinner - some other time - so bedtime can be calming and not a battle. My toy picking-up routine goes like this --- ask her to pick up her room once, after a few minutes, remind her once if she hasn't done it and then, if she has still refused, pick up the toys and put them in a garbage bag or basket. Make sure she sees it and say very nicely, "Wow! Look at all these toys I have!" She will protest and you say nicely "But we're supposed to pick up our things when we're done. Since you didn't pick them up, they don't belong to you anymore. I picked them up so now they are mine." Every time she picks up her room when she's asked, she gets to have one of the confiscated toys back. It won't take her long to get the point. It only took my daughter 2 times. (There's a great book called Parenting With Love and Logic that has lots of ideas like this, if you're interested - it's about how to take yourself out of the battle and let your child learn from the natural/logical consequences.)

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Get her on a routine for bed time, so that you say clean-up or reading time then she will know it is close to bed time and can prepare herself. As for cleaning the bedroom, I am having a hard time getting my daughter to clean her room. Right now I threathen if I have to in there and clean then I will throw some of her toys away. Or I take away her favorite toy untill she cleans her room. Sometimes it works.

Answer 3

Have a bedtime routine (e.g. bath, pajamas, brush teeth, story, lights out), and start it early enough to get done by bedtime. Leave room for dawdling, since 5 year olds are experts at that, focus on one task at a time, and expect that you will have to gently help her along.

For getting her to clean her room, etc., do it with her, and give her one small task at a time (e.g. putting away the puzzles, or picking up the dolls).

As for getting her to do things the first time you ask, that's probably a bit too much to expect at this age.

Answer 4

What works for my 3 year old son is that I give him a bath around 7:30, then he goes in and cleans up his room with my help. After that is all done, he can sit in bed and read a book for a while. He generally falls asleep while looking through his book, which is around 8:30.

Answer 5

Tell her what time her bedtime is and put her to bed. You will never get them to do it on the first try no matter how hard you try or how much you want it.

Answer 6

scare em with the idea of santa claus never ever coming back with presents for her. it worked on me when i was her age! =D

--he knows if you are sleeping...he knows if you've been bad or good so be good for goodness sakes...-- haha something like that right?