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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my kid is younger than yours (7) and used to need the same variation on a bedtime story told every night in a very specific way (but he would come up with a few variables I had to interchange). And this would sometimes be after an exhausting bedtime routine. So I get why sometimes when the night has gone awry you want the option to say it’s late, we can do a story tomorrow.

What finally worked for me are a couple things:

If I knew we were off schedule or I was tired, I’d give an option of we can finish doing X (like watching the movie that was going longer than I realized) or go to bed now and do your story. This didn’t work at first because he’d want both, but as he got older, we’ve been better able to negotiate.

Second, he has gotten into doodling/journaling on his own. Having something he enjoys doing once I leave the room has helped with the stall tactics to keep me in there to go through some exhausting story routine.

Also I try to incorporate reading books into other parts of the day. Yes reading is important, but I don’t think it has to be at bedtime when everyone is exhausted.[/quote]

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