How To Get Your Child To Stop Playing and Come to Bed

A conversation guide

Adelina Vasile
6 min readSep 5, 2023
Photo by Vigneshwar Rajkumar on Unsplash

Hey, Parent!

This conversation guide will make you deal with less resistance at bedtime. I wrote it to help you engage with your child’s world, validate their feelings, and gently guide them to bed using positive reinforcements. I also included a subtle lesson all parents want to teach their kiddos — compromising.

It’s meant as a guide, not as a script. So, make sure to look for the lines that explain the Psychology, Purpose & Intended effect of each phrase the parent says.

Once you understand these three, you’ll be able to adapt your dialogues as per your child’s preferences and level of understanding.

💡 DID YOU KNOW?

There are several powerful reasons why your child often struggles with the transition to bedtime.

👉Biologically, their internal circadian rhythms, which govern sleep-wake cycles, are still maturing, making them more sensitive to their surroundings.

👉As they’re deeply immersed in a world of play and discovery, essential for their growth and learning, it’s not easy for them to just “switch off” from these captivating activities.

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Adelina Vasile

Mother, educator, journalist, copywriter. I write about the things I need to learn myself.