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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So if you say “hey Brad can you do bedtime while I wash dishes” or “hey Chet can you get Larlo into his PJs” Or whatever...what happens? I’m having trouble imagining exactly how this goes down.[/quote]

When I go check on then after I do the dishes, Brad would be asleep and the toddler would be next to him watching YouTube on Brad's phone. Or Lardo is asleep wearing his bike helmet and soccer cleats instead of PJs.[/quote]

So, don't go check?  Seriously, you need to let them figure out a routine that works for them.  Even if that figuring out process means that Brad is getting up in the night, because Larlo got uncomfortable in his bike helmet, and deciding if he's the kind of parent who does care about pj's or if he's the kind of parent who cares about teaching their kid to take off their own bike helmet and cleats.  Because both of those are fine ways to parent.

Expecting him to do it like you would do it, doesn't really work.  He needs to figure out how to be a parent by parenting, and part of parenting is making mistakes and learning from your errors.  So, asking for him to do one piece of your routine, and then critiquing it isn't the solution.  [/quote]

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