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[quote=Anonymous]DH is gone a lot so I'm regularly putting my almost 2, 4, and 5yos to bed myself (all boys...no mommy's little helper, not that I'd necessarily have one if my oldest was a girl).  I have had a college student come help in the evening...playing with the ones not being putting to bed while I put each to bed and then cleaning up kitchen.  When I don't have her, it doesn't go as well b/c the 2yo often goes to bed last b/c of naps and I default to parking everyone on screens so I can given each one a calm 1:1 bedtime with the books and convo they enjoy.

Is there a way to do this better on my own?  What do your young kids do while you put other kids to bed?  The 5 and 4yo are at wildly different places in terms of books they want (5yo - complex nonfiction or chapter books, 4yo goodnight goodnight construction site) and if they join each others they just interrupt what doesn't interest them and fight.  The 2yo obviously wont sit calmly through anyone else's bedtime.  I want to drop the helper but also want to prioritize everyone having a calm bedtime with time to read what they enjoy since we don't have time for that at other parts of the day.[/quote]

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