Best bedtime tricks

Having trouble getting your kids to go sleep? Our amazing online community shared what works for them. Here are their best tricks for getting their kids to bed.

“A nice warm bubble bath and then snuggles with Mommy.”
— Kelly Whytewood

“Routine and sometimes bribery.”
— Rebecca Howat

“Breastfeeding, all the way.”
— Anna Mushynski

“My daughter, six, loves it when I rub her back if she is having a hard time falling asleep. My son, 10, likes it when I rub his head — something he has liked since he was an infant.”
— Tracy Whitehead

“Wear ’em out! Play like crazy outside.”
— Carmen Pekkarinen

“She’s a routine baby and usually goes down before you can say ‘Twinkle, Twinkle.’ But, when she decides she isn’t going to sleep, it’s better for all of us if I just accept it. She gets her stubbornness from me.”
— Brianne Zwambag

“Eliminating the nap worked for us. We are also very consistent with our routine, even if we are somewhere else like a hotel or at Grandma’s.”
— Chantal Saville

“A wee dose of David Bowie, (either recorded or I sing) and nighty-night.”
— Jono McGee

“When my twin boys were teething, I warmed up their blankets or Grobags in the dryer for a few minutes before covering them to go to sleep.”
— Lori-Ann Halpenny

“We have found the biggest key to easy bedtime is routine. Tub, teeth, stories and bed.”
— Sheldon Samantha Hann

“Quiet playtime, dim lights, bath, massage, watch favourite kids’ show at the time, pray, sleep.”
— Narie Ju Hong

“We lie down with our boys until they fall asleep.”
— Deanna Miller Paauwe