Guerilla Tactics for Getting Our Daughter to Bed
Our four year-old, A., did not want to go to sleep tonight - cranky and overtired. So rather than fight her (with the scolding and the whining and the tears) we said "OK".
- I told her she could stay downstairs if she laid down on the couch.
- I turned off the lights.
- I lit a candle.
- I lit a stick of sandalwood incense.
- I put Miles Davis on the stereo.
She lasted all of 3 minutes.
Good night, sleepyhead, I love you.