Click the button above to download a pdf version of my sleep routine cards.
Download the pdf by clicking the button above
Print on to card or thick paper
Cut them out - get your little one to help you out and talk through what each card means
Now your child takes charge! Let them decide the order and put them up at their eye level in a spot that is easily viewed at bedtime, for example, on their door or in the hallway between their bedroom and the bathroom.
It works best if they are put up in a line left to right and they point to each one when they are telling you what is happening next.
Now you put all your attention on the routine cards! Try to ignore the usual bedtime battle behaviour and keep ‘wondering’ about what happens next. They love telling you what to do, especially when you play dumb, for example: “I wonder what’s next? (looking at the cards). Is it bath time after pyjamas on? hmmm (keep looking at the cards)…”
If they get ruined or removed, just play it down and act like they didn’t mean to (if you need to!), and print out a new set to replace them!
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