about a year ago i was getting really really really tired of a little boy getting out of his bed multiple times asking for things like a drink or a hug or anything else that seemed equally important after bedtime. so i came up with the idea to make him bedtime passes. passes that he could use if he had to get out of bed after he had been tucked in. i made him two and got them laminated. if he got out of bed without a bedtime pass (in other words, more than 2 times) then he would get punished in different ways (whether it be, taking away a bedtime pass for the next night or not being able to watch tv the next day.) he learned very quickly to only get out of bed for reasons that were good enough to use up a bedtime pass for.
oh, and they always give me leverage during the day:) i'm sure i say "listen to me or i will take a bedtime pass away" more often than i should!
i will admit that as of late (more than a year after starting), it has started to become overly annoying always having to "do" bedtime passes. we have forewarned howie that after the easter bunny comes he will be old enough to only have one bedtime pass, and when he turns 5, he is old enough to go to bed without any. i am really excited to be done with them but i am so thankful they helped when i needed him to get in to bed and stay there!
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What a great idea Angie for little children who have trouble staying in bed. Just fabulous! On Cam's top bunk I have tons of glow in the dark stars and they come with a little LD light that he can shine on them to re-active them if he wants. So he never gets out of bed...mind you he never was one to get out of bed anyways. But I know lots of kids who do, so what a fabulous idea!!!
I love this idea. Thanks Angie.
Oh my gosh! I love this idea. In the last 6 mos aiden getting out of bed has gotten out of control! We are so going to try this!! Thanks for sharing!
That is brilliant. Almost makes me want to have little ones again... almost. :)
OH, I just hate it when they keep getting out of bed! we just had to crack down on this lately.
Great idea! I'm definitely going to keep this in mind.
that is such a great idea! do you think it will work for dogs? lol,
That sounds like a great idea! I'm so happy I saw this on Pinterest. :)
This sounds like an awesome idea... do you think it would work with a 2 year old??????
I found this via Pinterest. Im going to make some for my three year old and put them in his stocking! Thanks so much for the wonderful idea. I wonder if you have the file you used for your originals that you could email me? If not, Ill make my own. Thanks!! :)
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