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[quote=Anonymous]1. “Time to get ready for bed.  Who’s going to be upstairs first?”

2. “Anyone not upstairs in 2 minutes loses a bedtime story.”

3. I remove whatever is keeping them distracted, then I carry/chivvy them upstairs.  They lost one story (usually two), but knowing they won’t lose the second unless they backtalk about brushing teeth, bathing or putting on pjs helps.

I agree with a PP.  Don’t ask them to go upstairs.  Tell them the expectations clearly, and reinforce it with the same routine at the same time every night.  I do vary my word choice (“Last one up is the rotten egg.  Oh no, I’m the rotten egg!” and “Anyone ready to go up in 30 seconds wins a free pony ride upstairs!” work wonders).

Also, you need to be sure they hear you.  That means you need to see their eyes focused on you BEFORE you tell them what the expectation is.  You also need their buy in.  We mutually agreed that two books every night isn’t too much, and losing one due to not going upstairs is also reasonable.  When kids feel they had a say in consequences, AND the consequences are imposed consistently, there’s less pushback.  We’re all in this together: they want two books, I want two books, but their choices will decide whether we get two books.[/quote]

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