Bedtime Blues

Dear Alisa and Gina,

I’ve tried various nighttime rituals but I have trouble getting my little girls to stay calm at night after a long day without a huge breakdown? What should I say? ~ Tired of Trying 

Who's having the breakdown, you or them? Depending on how little your girls are and what they have to do the next day you can try to let them experience being tired. (See Mrs. Piggle Wiggle). If they're old enough to have school, then they're old enough to have a conversation. Perhaps they need a new ritual- or separate time. Or perhaps you need to get some help from your partner or a friend. ~ Alisa

Try reading Shakespeare to them at night. That’s what my mom did. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ~ Gina