How to Get Your Kids to Sleep on Christmas Eve Walnut Creek CA

Steps

1. When they wake up on Christmas Eve, don't make the day any different than normal. Go through the same processes you normally do.
2. Set a time that they will be able to see their presents the next day, so they don't hop out of bed at five in the morning. Six- thirty to eight is a good timeframe.
3. Have them take a warm shower or bath before it's bedtime. This will help them relax.
4. Keep them occupied before they go to bed. Read them a story or do some other quiet activity. It doesn't have to be Christmas- related.
5. Give them a little milk before they go to bed. It'll make them a little bit sleepier.
6. Send them to bed a little early. Most kids are going to stay up for a while even if they're really relaxed. Sometimes I'm even a little bit excited on christmas Eve! Take this example: John stays up for around an hour before he finally sleeps on Christmas Eve. If he normally goes to bed at eight- thirty, and instead he goes to be at eight, he'll stay up until nine. That's only half an hour after he normally goes to bed.
7. If they get out of bed after bedtime, bring them back to their bed. Give them suggestions of something to think about. Try not to make it Christmas- related, that'll keep them up. Hopefully, thinking about, say, being Superman or having a unicorn will keep them preoccupied until they sleep.
8. When they finally wake up, let them see the presents based on when they're awake. Let them come down at the time you've already set. Thank them if they stayed in bed for a while. It'll give them positive reinforcement for the next year.
9. Enjoy your Christmas, and have fun!

Tips

• Keep them occupied during the day.
• You might want to let them open one gift each on Christmas Eve. This will keep them occupied for a while.
• Wake them up early on Christmas Eve. This will make them even more tired.

Warnings

• Don't let them eat sweets or drink soda past two or three. This will stop them from being excessively excited.
• Don't let them drink too much before bed. You don't want them to keep waking up to go to the bathroom.
• Don't keep them keyed up. Don't tell them they're going to get loads of presents, or let them run around the house too much. You can go through the normal traditions, but you don't want to get them hyped up.
• Don't be unreasonable with the time they can see the tree. They are just kids.

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