Giveaway-GoodNites Special Bedtime Moments Contest #3

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I entered the GoodNites Bedtime Moments Contest and this was my entry:

“We’ve found with our kids that they do the best with bedtime when we are as consistent as possible with the time, the routine, etc. It’s not completely inflexible, but they know what to expect – that after pajama time comes snuggle/read time, after that comes brush teeth time, then hugs and kisses and bedtime. ”

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Hi Elizabeth. I entered the Good Nights contest. As a mom of mature kids, we don’t have those “special moments” much anymore, but we used to. Maybe my short entry can encourage some of the busy young folks out there. This is what I wrote:

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Night time can be scary for children. It helps to reassure your child with some special attention before sleep. When my kids were small, I always took some time to read them a Bible story. These stories not only encouraged and educated my kids, but built in them important values and helped them to trust in God, who is with them to protect them and guide them both during the day and during the night.

Bedtime stories don’t need to be long, especially with today’s hectic schedules. But children are still children and they need that personal time with parents just as much as they need food and shelter. On evenings when I was especially busy, we read very short stories, or I read in on a “to be continued” mode. Even 5 minutes with my children at night was so precious to them. They knew that I would be there for them, that I loved them more than my busy life. And now that they are teenagers and adults, we have solid, caring relationships, and some really fun times, too.

Take a few minutes with your child every night– he will always remember those precious Good Night moments with you.
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I entered the GoodNites Bedtime Moments Contest and this was my entry.
We always looked forward to our family’s get together at a family resort area each Labor Day. This time we were taking my two nieces who were staying with us. We knew that the younger child always slept with “Sleepy Baby” and we thought Sleepy Baby was packed. Well, when it was time to go to bed that night, there was no Sleepy Baby to be found and she was not going to go to sleep without Sleepy Baby. I had no idea what to do. Uncle Tom came to the rescue. He took a plastic glass, put a hand towel over it, tied it with a shoestring, drew a face on it and handed it to my young niece. She took it and went right to sleep. The next night she picked up her “substitute” Sleepy Baby when it was time to go to bed. Thank you, Uncle Tom.

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I entered the GoodNites Bedtime Moments Contest and this was my entry:

Peanutbutter Trick

We were having trouble with overnight “accidents.” I spoke to the doctor about it and together we came up with a plan. The doctor told that a teaspoon of peanutbutter right as you go to bed would stop the “accidents.” We began to get our spoon of peanutbutter that very night. It worked like a charm.

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I entered the GoodNites Bedtime Moments Contest and this was my entry:

Alex Saves the Day

No matter what kind of day my five year old son, Alex, has had I try to show him just how special he is by making up “Alex Saves the Day” stories every evening. Always silly and never scary, the stories have him solving everyday problems in very adventurous ways. Whether the plot involves rescuing his sister, saving a cat, or assisting his grandma, Alex gets to do extraordinary things, and become the hometown hero. My son’s favorite story takes place on Father‘s Day. When Alex realizes his dad’s secret wish is to have a party, Alex decides he will make his dad the best present ever. He asks a construction company to send a backhoe and cement truck to his house. Alex gets right to work, digging and pouring cement in the backyard to create an inground swimming pool. When it’s ready, he invites the entire neighborhood over for the biggest Father’s Day party ever. As usual, Alex saved the day. Alex and I enjoy these bedtime stories so much because we get to laugh and imagine together. The best part though is that he looks so peaceful when he falls asleep, and I feel like a hero mom.

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I entered the Goodnite Moments a second time with this entry
All of my grandkids have enjoyed books but one became a real fan of Goodnight Moon before he could even talk. He would take the book to bed with him like most kids would take a stuffed toy to bed. The Goodnight Moon book came up missing one night. His mom looked everywhere for it but it was nowhere to be found. The little guy was so sad. The next day I went to the book store to get a replacement book for him and an extra one to keep at my house. I took it over and he thought it was his missing book. I gave it to him and stayed to talk a little. Then It was time to go and I picked up the bag with my copy of Goodnight Moon in it. The little guy thought I was talking his book home and began to cry..loudly. His mommy tried to explain to him…but when he realized he had a copy to take to bed with him then it was ok for grandma to have one also. Goodnight Moon.

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I entered the GoodNites Bedtime Moments Contest and this was my entry:

After transitioning our daughter into her own crib and room for sleeping, we found that a night time routine helped things to go much smoother at night. Here’s what we now do:

1) New diaper, clean pj’s (well, so she’s clean!)
2) Mama takes her into the bedroom and without turning on the light, turns on the baby monitor/nightlight, fan, and “heart beat” teddy bear. (keeps lighting low to reduce arousal, white noise and familiar rhythm).
3)Mama nurses baby while singing bedtime songs in the same order every night (routine, and music is soothing).
4) Mama prays over baby (protection, right?!)
5) Daddy comes in and rubs baby’s back until she’s asleep.

The whole thing takes about 30 minutes and it’s a miracle worker!

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i entered the contest heres my post My son jack climbs in bed i lay by him and his dad at the foot we take turns reading to him then we sing this little song we made up hes so sweet then he gos through the list of everyone he loves my hubby sometimes will do a silly dance with the song.

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