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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that you need to address it as an issue relating to their inability to sleep at night beyond just the snacking.

I would definitely lock the pantry from now and don’t keep any sugary or carb foods on the counter/fridge/freezer. And replace overnight calories with an approved snack before bed/toothbrushing.  I would also put bells on their door handles so that you can hear them getting up at night and you and DH take turns being the parent on duty overnight for a few weeks to retrain them out of the habit of wandering the house at night.

I agree that you need to work on the evening routine.  Make sure they are getting enough exercise daily, make sure there are no screens for at least the last hour and a half before bedtime.  For my kids we set them up with a bluetooth speaker and I play audiobooks for them from an old retired phone.  I turn the wifi off at night and there are no games on it so all they can do is listen to pre-downloaded audiobooks and songs.  I have one for each kid (the oldest one is like an iphone 3).  [/quote]

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