Comments on: Doing it all wrong http://kirida.com/?p=1821 just an island girl staying out of the rain Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:33:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Donata http://kirida.com/?p=1821&cpage=1#comment-14542 Donata Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:33 +0000 http://kirida.com/?p=1821#comment-14542 Nothing wrong with chicken suits! Leave the tv off until after the little one has gone to bed, make bedtime nice and early. Dinner at the same time every night is a good thing...hungry little people are scary! Tell him you don't have any cheese and try plain noodles with a tiny bit of butter or parmesan to start...then make sure and introduce something new each night. my last blog post has a little bit on how to make dinner a little easier. I usually don't give advice so don't know why I'm babbling on!!!!!! Nothing wrong with chicken suits! Leave the tv off until after the little one has gone to bed, make bedtime nice and early. Dinner at the same time every night is a good thing…hungry little people are scary! Tell him you don’t have any cheese and try plain noodles with a tiny bit of butter or parmesan to start…then make sure and introduce something new each night. my last blog post has a little bit on how to make dinner a little easier. I usually don’t give advice so don’t know why I’m babbling on!!!!!!

]]> By: SharShine http://kirida.com/?p=1821&cpage=1#comment-14390 SharShine Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:06:41 +0000 http://kirida.com/?p=1821#comment-14390 We never had a set schedule till Jarren was about to start school. Now, we just make sure to have dinner at a decent gap before bedtime at 8:30. Sometimes we do night baths, sometimes we do them in the morning. He gets to stay up a little later on weekends... and when we have one of those bi-weekly birthday parties for one of DJ's millions of cousins. We never had a set schedule till Jarren was about to start school. Now, we just make sure to have dinner at a decent gap before bedtime at 8:30. Sometimes we do night baths, sometimes we do them in the morning. He gets to stay up a little later on weekends… and when we have one of those bi-weekly birthday parties for one of DJ’s millions of cousins.

]]> By: Shelly http://kirida.com/?p=1821&cpage=1#comment-14308 Shelly Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:01:52 +0000 http://kirida.com/?p=1821#comment-14308 Yeah, we don't keep much of a schedule either. We eat dinner. We brush teeth. We go to bed. Sometimes the kids go visit the grandparents in the evenings. Sometimes they eat dinner there, sometimes they eat dinner at home, then go visit, sometimes they visit, then come home eat dinner with us. It's all pretty fluid. But, my hubby is a stay-at-home dad and we homeschool, so the kids' days don't have a strict schedule either. Yeah, we don’t keep much of a schedule either. We eat dinner. We brush teeth. We go to bed. Sometimes the kids go visit the grandparents in the evenings. Sometimes they eat dinner there, sometimes they eat dinner at home, then go visit, sometimes they visit, then come home eat dinner with us. It’s all pretty fluid. But, my hubby is a stay-at-home dad and we homeschool, so the kids’ days don’t have a strict schedule either.

]]> By: KJ http://kirida.com/?p=1821&cpage=1#comment-14298 KJ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:37:26 +0000 http://kirida.com/?p=1821#comment-14298 Kudos for you for trying to get into a schedule. Dinner is sometime between 6-7. Then we play/watch TV for a bit, have a bath if it's bath night, and brush teeth sometime between 8-8:30, and then off to bed. Kudos for you for trying to get into a schedule. Dinner is sometime between 6-7. Then we play/watch TV for a bit, have a bath if it’s bath night, and brush teeth sometime between 8-8:30, and then off to bed.

]]> By: Dumblond http://kirida.com/?p=1821&cpage=1#comment-14297 Dumblond Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:48:31 +0000 http://kirida.com/?p=1821#comment-14297 We did not have a set schedule in place until after the second one was born. And it took us a little while to get it set. But things are so much more pleasant at night. There is no arguing when it is bedtime. That is just when it is, especially on school nights. We do give a little leeway when their sports are going on... I do recommend getting into a routine. It helps. We did not have a set schedule in place until after the second one was born. And it took us a little while to get it set. But things are so much more pleasant at night. There is no arguing when it is bedtime. That is just when it is, especially on school nights. We do give a little leeway when their sports are going on…
I do recommend getting into a routine. It helps.

]]> By: Mimi http://kirida.com/?p=1821&cpage=1#comment-14294 Mimi Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:10:37 +0000 http://kirida.com/?p=1821#comment-14294 We don't really have a schedule, per se, but we do end up doing mostly the same stuff every night. Because the boys are usually hungry around 6, that's when I have dinner ready. Because they are usually tired around 8, that's when we put them in bed. We don't try really hard to hit any sort of time frame for anything, it just happens naturally, I guess. We don’t really have a schedule, per se, but we do end up doing mostly the same stuff every night. Because the boys are usually hungry around 6, that’s when I have dinner ready. Because they are usually tired around 8, that’s when we put them in bed. We don’t try really hard to hit any sort of time frame for anything, it just happens naturally, I guess.

]]> By: Sandra http://kirida.com/?p=1821&cpage=1#comment-14291 Sandra Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:10:17 +0000 http://kirida.com/?p=1821#comment-14291 We don't have a very tight schedule. The only part I really stick to is bedtime by 8:00 PM. That means all three kids are in a horizontal position of some sort and nowhere near me. I may have to fetch water, give medicine, read a quick story, etc. near that time but once 8:00 PM rolls around, Mommy becomes Mommy Dearest. But we don't have a regular dinner time because we both work and after-school activities get in the way at times. I love your blog and I hope you continue blogging as time allows once your baby gets here. We don’t have a very tight schedule. The only part I really stick to is bedtime by 8:00 PM. That means all three kids are in a horizontal position of some sort and nowhere near me. I may have to fetch water, give medicine, read a quick story, etc. near that time but once 8:00 PM rolls around, Mommy becomes Mommy Dearest. But we don’t have a regular dinner time because we both work and after-school activities get in the way at times. I love your blog and I hope you continue blogging as time allows once your baby gets here.

]]> By: mayberry http://kirida.com/?p=1821&cpage=1#comment-14290 mayberry Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:58:12 +0000 http://kirida.com/?p=1821#comment-14290 We have a schedule, ish. Because I am a creature of habit, mostly. We eat between 5:30 and 6 because my son LOSES HIS MIND if he doesn't eat pretty early. I gave up waiting for my husband to get home - if he's there, fine, if not, too bad so sad he gets leftovers. After dinner, some time for playing/goofing around. We don't do baths/showers every night but when we do, I try to get them started between 6:30 and 7. Start PJs, teeth, stories between 7 and 7:30 at the very latest (this tends to depend on which parent is in charge of bedtime-we alternate). Lights out/asleep 8ish. When we did both work fulltime not at home, and had only one, younger child, everything started later and there wasn't much playing after dinner--just eat, bath, bed. We have a schedule, ish. Because I am a creature of habit, mostly. We eat between 5:30 and 6 because my son LOSES HIS MIND if he doesn’t eat pretty early. I gave up waiting for my husband to get home – if he’s there, fine, if not, too bad so sad he gets leftovers.

After dinner, some time for playing/goofing around. We don’t do baths/showers every night but when we do, I try to get them started between 6:30 and 7. Start PJs, teeth, stories between 7 and 7:30 at the very latest (this tends to depend on which parent is in charge of bedtime-we alternate). Lights out/asleep 8ish.

When we did both work fulltime not at home, and had only one, younger child, everything started later and there wasn’t much playing after dinner–just eat, bath, bed.

]]> By: Angella http://kirida.com/?p=1821&cpage=1#comment-14288 Angella Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:43:36 +0000 http://kirida.com/?p=1821#comment-14288 We have a pretty set routine. Dinner at 5 or so, play time until 7. Then baths/showers, bedtime snack and a story. In bed at 8 on the dot, lest Mommy lose it. I need the routine for me and so do the kids. They love knowing what their day/night is going to be like. Do what works for you guys. :) We have a pretty set routine. Dinner at 5 or so, play time until 7. Then baths/showers, bedtime snack and a story. In bed at 8 on the dot, lest Mommy lose it.

I need the routine for me and so do the kids. They love knowing what their day/night is going to be like. Do what works for you guys. :)

]]> By: Kristin Hutchinson http://kirida.com/?p=1821&cpage=1#comment-14287 Kristin Hutchinson Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:08:47 +0000 http://kirida.com/?p=1821#comment-14287 Ha ha ha. Um, yeah. You probably know by now I am fairly obsessed with the schedule. Not that it works for everyone! In fact we were way more lax with Emma, and I hated the idea of it at first. But once the babies came the schedule saved my sanity. Everyone liked the schedule/routines and it eliminated a lot of drama (and missed sleep!). One kid melting down due to being overtired or not knowing/accepting what comes next is manageable (though not fun). Two or three melting down simultaneously, erm, not so much! For us, we started more with getting meaningful routines down (little things we do that signal what comes next), then added specific times to that. Mostly we aim for certain times for meal/food and bedtimes, everything falls into place around that. The downside is that my kids are way less portable than I'd like. Social things can be hard to manage -- we are big sticks in the mud. BUT, having easy, fun, predictable bedtimes, and being able to pretty much count on me/us time every day for naps and after 7:30 at night is absolutely worth it. We will be able to be way more flexible in a few years! Ha ha ha. Um, yeah. You probably know by now I am fairly obsessed with the schedule. Not that it works for everyone! In fact we were way more lax with Emma, and I hated the idea of it at first. But once the babies came the schedule saved my sanity. Everyone liked the schedule/routines and it eliminated a lot of drama (and missed sleep!). One kid melting down due to being overtired or not knowing/accepting what comes next is manageable (though not fun). Two or three melting down simultaneously, erm, not so much!

For us, we started more with getting meaningful routines down (little things we do that signal what comes next), then added specific times to that. Mostly we aim for certain times for meal/food and bedtimes, everything falls into place around that.

The downside is that my kids are way less portable than I’d like. Social things can be hard to manage — we are big sticks in the mud. BUT, having easy, fun, predictable bedtimes, and being able to pretty much count on me/us time every day for naps and after 7:30 at night is absolutely worth it. We will be able to be way more flexible in a few years!

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