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[quote=Anonymous]You don't say how old your kids are, but if they're a little younger, you might be able to push dinner later and make that the cutoff. Let them play outside until the very last minute before dinner, then plan something fun indoors for after dinner, maybe a family TV show or board games. Close the curtains, dim the lights, and fake nighttime. Turn on some music so they can't hear the neighbor kids playing outside. (I was the kid in the neighborhood with the earliest bedtime, and that was always the hardest part!) If they're older, though, they probably won't be fooled. Otherwise, your only alternative is to set a time to come in and stick to it, whether they like it or not. But I'm not sure why it would take them two hours to shower, if they're coming in at 7:30 and you want them in bed by 9:30? An hour should be more than enough time to shower and wind down, and 8:30 isn't totally unreasonable unless they're teenagers.[/quote]
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