Bedtime
Bedtime routine chart
Bedtime charts work when they are boring. Same order, same book limit, devices in a charging place that is not a pillow.
Put pajamas and teeth as jobs. Put “one book” as the prize for the jobs, not an open-ended stalling technology.
Device row
If a tablet lives in the bedroom, the chart will lose. A family charging dock is a chore-chart accessory. Add “plug in device” as a row for ages 8+.
Questions parents ask
- Can a bedtime chart include chores like dishes?
- Only if they are done well before the wind-down. Mixing kitchen cleanup into pajamas is how everyone stays up angry.