The Prince and the Knight share a room. The Prince is now 6 1/2 and the Knight will be 5 in February. Bedtimes are a nightly challenge for us. The Prince falls asleep very quickly, but the Knight needs a while to settle down and fall asleep - he gets that from me.
DadOf4 can literally fall asleep in under 2 minutes after we have gone to bed. I know this - I have timed him. Me? I take at least a half an hour to settle down.
DadOf4 and I work this out by him falling asleep right away and by me either reading or watching a little TV in our room until I get sleepy.
The Prince and the Knight work this out by the Prince falling asleep right away and the Knight throwing toys at the Prince's head.
Yeah - this is not exactly working out for them.
The Duke (1 year old) currently has his own room. This was necessary last year when he was waking up three times per night. But now that he is sleeping through I am rethinking the entire roommate situation.
Princess is the only girl - plus she is the oldest (8 1/2). She gets her own room.
I would like to give Prince his own room too. He has put up with a lot from the Knight the last few years.
However, the Knight will start Kindergarten next year. I am just not sure it makes sense to separate the Knight and the Prince now. It would be nice to have the Duke sleep past the 6:00AM school morning wake-up call when school starts next fall.
This is my dilemma right now.
Any suggestions?
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3 comments:
What a hard decision! I guess it depends on whether or not the Duke could sleep thru the early morning shenanigans or not. Maybe if the Knight picks out his clothes the night before so he has no reason to go back in their room once he gets up for school? Do the Duke and the Knight have similar fall asleep habits? They might keep each other up even longer!
If you keep the older boys together for now maybe you could do a sticker reward chart and if he leaves the Prince alone at bedtime he gets a sticker int he morning and after x # of stickers he gets a special lunch (maybe McD's) or a toy? Is there somewhere special he likes to go (bowling or swimming) that you could take just him if he earns it?
The reward chart worked really well to potty train the girl and I am about to try it with the boy.
Reminds me of the King and all the snoring he does and how it can keep me totally awake.
Maybe he needs his own room too? ;D
My three boys share a room. Not because they have to but because they want to. They have three beds in their room but the two eldest STILL share a bed lol Zander, the youngest, sleeps in his own. I'm thankful that it works out for them. Bedtime is not stressful in our home...one thing not to worry about!!!
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