We have always kept Riley to a pretty strict routine, especially around bed times etc. This seems to be paying dividends now. She is just over 15 months old, and knows what is expected of her at bed time. This makes our lives so much easier.
Her routine was always:
Bath
Bottle
Sleeping Bag
Bed
We recently changed this, not without some backlash, to:
Bath
Sleeping Bag
Bottle
Bed
During the time Riley took to get used to this she was not happy, but now is quite happy. She now even knows when she is ready for bed. She sits up and asks for her "dummy" and then goes off to finish her bottle in the cot.
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I've always been very keen on routine and it's certainly paying huge dividends with Riley.
Good for you guys! And good for Riley too...
Thanks Brett and Lara. We took your advice and are very glad we did.
as a newbie to the world of parenting, i echo that children thrive on routine - as do the adults too (even though I have not seen the video - well done Rileykins)
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