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[quote=Anonymous]Nanny here. I know my charges (pre-I to mid elementary age) and I do bedtime at least 4 times per week. For them, I know that the routine takes 10-20 minutes for the youngest, 30-45 for middle and the oldest needs a minimum of an hour. So, even though bedtimes (time they need to be asleep) are spaced out, the routine starts at the same time for all three. With three kids I don’t know, I would have started the routine around 6.30 for an 8pm bedtime, absent parent indication that they self-soothe and have no books or songs. I can always add more books or songs to bedtime. What I can’t do is rush kids into sleeping if they are wound up or anxious because they don’t know me. For me, it’s worth it to get to know the kids, and if the sitter only got there at 6, well, that means 6.30 and tons of books/songs.[/quote]
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