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❗️❗️SOS your Toddler's Sleep

Strategies for peaceful bedtimes 🧸

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Markey Battle
September 29, 2023

Hello Momma! Happy Friday! You made it! Take two days off to celebrate being a perfect mom all week. Ha! We wish. But you do get five minutes of pure joy as you read this newsletter, so po-ta-to, po-ta-to.

🍋 Lemon Mommy Stories:

  • What to Do When Your Toddler Won’t Stay in Bed 🛌

  • Questions to Ask your Kid Before Tucking Them In Bed 🧸

  • National Coffee Day Deals and Rolling In. Here’s Where to Snag a Free Cup of Joe ☕

  • Do Pink Clothes Mean the Baby Is a Girl? Not for Rihanna 🎀🎼Easy Autumn Treats You Need to Make With Your Little Ones 🧁

How to Motherhood: What to Do When Your Toddler Won’t Stay in Bed 🛌 

The start of the weekend means more time in bed for you, right? Not if your toddler won’t stay in bed! If you’re transitioning your little one from their crib into a ‘big kid’ bed, you might have to face a few late nights of your kids climbing out of their bed and into yours.

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1. Reevaluate the Schedule

Although your toddler shouldn’t dictate their sleep schedule, if they’re constantly popping out of bed, they may not be tired when you’re tucking them in. Make sure their set bedtime isn’t too early and, if they take an afternoon nap, make sure it’s not too late in the day. Your toddler needs at least five hours in between their nap and their bedtime.

2. Don’t Over-Complicate the Bedtime Routine

Simple routines help toddlers understand the flow of the day. Don’t ask your toddler to go through an extensive routine before they get in bed. Instead, limit their nighttime routine to 15-30 minutes.

3. Create a Reward System

If you think that your toddler is acting out before bed, maybe try some positive reinforcement tactics. Create a sticker chart or another kind of reward system where you can celebrate your toddler’s good behavior.

4. Possibly Implement Consequences

If your toddler continues to act out at bedtime and nothing seems to work, it might be time to implement some consequences. These consequences can range from restricting their TV privileges to locking your door so they’re not tempted to sneak in.

5. Don’t Start a Conversation

Instead of lecturing your toddler when they get out of bed, silently walk them back to their room and tuck them in. You can talk about it in the morning, but striking up a conversation with your little one will only wake them up more and encourage bad behavior.

6. Consider a Nightlight or Meditation App

Many toddlers stay up late at night because they’re scared of the dark or they can’t quiet their minds. Yes, even little ones have racing thoughts! Talk to your toddler about why they can’t stay in bed and seek to remedy that. If they’re scared, invest in a night light. If their thoughts get loud, consider subscribing to a meditation app like Headspace, which has Sesame Street characters leading your children’s meditation.

Our Favorite Questions to Ask Our Little Ones Before Tucking Them In Bed 🧸

Bedtime routines can be tough to figure out. Maybe your little one wants a story, maybe they want to talk, maybe they don’t know what they want. What if you turned bedtime into a time of connection with your kiddos? Spend the few minutes before bed creating meaningful and insightful conversations with your kids. Not sure where to start? Here are a few questions to ask your toddler before they go to bed.

 🧸 Did you help someone today? How did that make you feel?

 🧸 What was the most exciting thing you did today?

 🧸 Did anything make you feel big emotions today?

 🧸 What are you most grateful for today?

 🧸 What are you looking forward to tomorrow?

 🧸 What’s something you want to do this weekend?

 🧸 Have you had any interesting dreams this week?

 🧸 What magical powers do you wish you had?

🍋 Lemon Celeb: Do Pink Clothes Mean the Baby is a Girl? Not for Rihanna 🎀👶🏽

The first photos of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s son have dropped and fans are confused. The stars’ son is dressed in a pink outfit and adorably named Riot Rose Mayers. Even though the couple has confirmed that their baby is a boy, several fans were confused by the ‘feminine’ middle name and the choice of color.

Although she did not directly respond, Rihanna commented on photographer Miles Diggs’ post saying, “The Mayers Boyz.” The singer has also publicly renounced gender norms for her children. Even though Riot Rose might not be blue, it’s obvious that he’s already one of the most fashionable babies on the block.

National Coffee Day Deals and Rolling In. Here’s Where to Snag a Free Cup of Joe ☕ 🆓

Calling all tired moms! This weekend’s deals are for you. Several coffee brands are celebrating International Coffee Day by offering their customers free java.

Here’s where to snag your free coffee:

☕️ Circle K: Download the Circle K app and get one free cup of coffee from now until October 2.

☕️ Dunkin’: The franchise offers a free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase on September 29th. Make sure you’re signed up for Dunkin’ Rewards to snag this deal.

☕️ Krispy Kreme: Head to Krispy Kreme today, September 29, to get a free medium hot or iced coffee.

☕️ Peet’s Coffee: Create a Peetnik Rewards Account online and sign up for a free coffee on September 29.

☕️ Pilot Flying J: Download the myRewards Plus app to receive your free cup of coffee on September 29th.

☕️ Sheetz: Between September 29 and October 1, Sheetz is offering My Sheetz Rewardz customers a free nitro or cold brew coffee with any purchase on the app. Enter code BREW4U for this deal.

☕️ Tim Hortons: Tims Rewards Members will get a free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase over $3.

Lemon Shots 🍋 🥃

The United States government is still on the verge of a shutdown. The Senate presented a bipartisan stopgap bill to avoid a shutdown, but the House might not pass it.

🖊️ The WGA strike officially ended at 12:01 a.m., Wednesday morning. But strikes throughout the nation and other unions are far from over. SAG-AFTRA members are meeting on Monday to discuss future employment.

Michael Gambon, the actor who portrayed Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films died on Wednesday. The actor died peacefully in the hospital at age 82.

🇺🇸 The second GOP debate aired on Wednesday night. The candidates took shots at each other, TikTok, trans rights, China, Joe Biden, and Donald Trump, who was notably not there.

🏈 Usher is the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner. Next year’s halftime show is presented by Apple Music and will take place on February 11, 2024.

👑 🍎 Disney has reportedly fired Rachel Zegler from the ‘Snow White’ live-action remake. Several of Zegler’s rude and inappropriate interviews have gone viral. Disney has given the star the boot.

🍋 Friday Fun Facts

Celebrity Jeopardy season 2 premiered last night and here are our favorite questions. Test your knowledge to see if you’re smarter than a celebrity.

  1. “Is there anything Denzel Washington can’t do?! Turns out he’s even good at basketball as seen in this 1988 joint.” (Category: Big Screen Basketball)

  2. “A Dutch term for a seller of ineffective medicines led to this word for an incompetent physician” (Category: Also an Animal Sound)

  3. “After being given the key to this prison overthrown in 1789, The Marquis de Lafayette re-gifted it to his pal George Washington” (Category: Oui Oui History)

  4. “One of this state’s claims to fame is being first with a moving mobility line for manufacturing an entire car” (Category: Random U.S. State Facts)

  5. “The birthplaces of B.B. King, Muddy Waters, and Robert Johnson are markers on this state’s “Blues Trail.” (Category: It “is” what it “is”)