What is your Bedtime Ritual for bonding with kids?? My Bedtime ritual is putting kids to sleep with couple of small talks with lights switched off. Me and hubby both try to be there, if not possible one person is always there.
It might sound like some waste of time when we are in a rush to wind up the day, clean the kitchen, catch up with our partner or prepare for next day. But trust me this is the time when my kids share lot of things with me. During one such time my elder one, 7 year old, daughter broke up in tears and told me how one of the girls in her school gang bullying her and making her the culprit in front of teachers unnecessarily. And then we both talked and I eased her out and assured her I will take care of all this, which I did definitely by talking to her teacher and the issue was resolved later.
Then one day my younger one, 3 year old, told me the secret why he doesn’t like sleeping in his room and religiously walks upto my room every night at 2 a.m. Well his story was little influenced by “Avengers”and all drama I tell you but then these are kids only. So his story goes, every night Spiderman and Hulk have a fight and then they beat up and so he gets scared and comes to me. On other days its Iron Man and Captain America too 🙂
There are many which get missed during the busy daytime but when we put off the lights and lay down with kids, they feel relaxed and connected and open their heart out. I often use this time to instill some good thoughts into kids mind and I feel they are most receptive at this time. They go back to sleep thinking about it and absorb it quickly.
Things like Affirmative sleep talk have been used suggestively to solve many habits and issues with kids. In this method practise is done saying positive phrases to your child to encourage better behaviour and habits. So I feel bedtime talk is definitely a precursor and a good thing to inculcate in daily routine to bond better and stay connected with kids.
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