When bedtime has become a battle

When you can feel the dread before you even start.

1. 1

   Lower the lights and your voice before you lower expectations.

2. 2

   Pick the next three steps, in order, and quietly do them.

3. 3

   Less talking, more presence.

4. 4

   Tonight does not have to be perfect. It only has to be kind.

You do not have to be perfectly calm to help. Just a little steadier than a moment ago.