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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Come with a routine that involves everyone. Especially the 4 and 5 year old should be able to be put to bed together. Kids brush their teeth and put pajamas on together. Each one picks one book and you read together. If they interrupt too much, they have to leave the room. Move up the routine earlier and let them read with a nightlight in bed for a while. If you are regularly doing bedtime by yourself, make it easier. [/quote]

The 4 and 5 year old are just so far apart in understanding and interests to combine.  The 5 (almost 6yo) is one of those genius nerdy kids that wants the late elementary national geographic books (i don't say that in a braggy way) where i'm googling explanations of physics topics to answer his questions and the 4yo wants short stories about trucks (he has many many wonderful things too...just very very different from the 5yo).  I do occasionally combine them when needed and we end up reading a Bernstein bears type book that is fine but not particularly right for either of them for their only time being read to each day.

But yes I could knock out some of the routine all at the same time so there's less time they each need to be occupied separately [/quote]

I wonder if you could find another time to read to your 5 year old, and have them share a story with the purpose of winding down.  Maybe you read over breakfast, or you do an audio book that interests him in the car.

If the 2 year old isn't really ready to sleep when the other two are, then he can do the same bedtime routine with his brothers, and then you can do some quiet 1:1 play in his bedroom.  [/quote]

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