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[quote=Anonymous]I have twins. We didn’t read every night. Some nights we sang nursery rhymes and some nights we’d play little games (we each take turns coming up with an item that fits a certain criterion until nobody can think of any more, like we’d each name a different flavor of pie or type of vehicle or animal that lives in the jungle), and other nights the kids would each get a turn to show off something new that they’d learned or something they were good at (might be a dance move, a cartwheel, a knock-knock joke, whatever they felt like doing), and some nights we’d turn down the lights and listen to soft music and I’d lead them in some stretching to get them relaxed. Once in a while, we’d all snuggle in my king size bed together and I’d make up a story featuring them as the protagonists. When they were a bit older, sometimes we’d listen to an ASMR video.

Basically, on the nights that it’s too much to do three separate bedtimes, you can make bedtime a communal experience. Also, my kids get ready for bed more quickly when I remind them that the faster they get ready, the more time we’ll have for the tuck in portion of the evening.[/quote]

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