Some kids although they understand that they're tired, don't want to lose out on any of the action or excitement. They'd like to spend as much time with mom and pop as practicable. They even see the incontrovertible fact that they need to trot off to bed before their parents as unfair and even wicked. These varieties of children will wish to disrupt and even avoid retiring to bed at all cost.

I myself have two small children and have been through this experience myself. My daughter especially needs her sleep and can be very moody in the mornings, if she has not had a selected amount of hours of it. As a parent it can become very maddening as well as annoying when you see your child crying because they don't need to head off to bed. Comments like, please father only one more programme on the telly, were far too regular, and at times I felt rather like climbing down.

I've now learned thru reading many books on parenting, how to best deal with this position. Each kid now has a set time when they should be in bed by. This is a time that they have both agreed to!

They get changed into their pyjamas around 30 minutes before this time, and then can either spend that period playing with their toys or watching the television. If they'd like to play, we ensure that the games are relaxing ones and not too dynamic.

If there's a programme that's on later than their agreed bedtimes, I'm in agreement to video it for them, this way they know that they don't seem to be missing out and so on.

I have concluded that I'll read them a story at bedtime. This is something they both love so helping them to wind down and relax. They are also given a drink to head off to bed with; therefore there is not any need for them to keep coming downstairs. This drink is generally a juice and shouldn't be fizzy.

I have explained to each child the importance of sleep and that it should be something to enjoy and not to see as some sort of punishment. I have even gone as far as pronouncing that I would love to go to bed at the time that they do, sadly their mummy doesn't permit it.

I have tried to make their bedrooms their own tiny palace. It's a place that they'd like to spend a little time, a place which they find fun, relaxing and snug.

My boy likes to hear music and so we play a tape of his favourite songs in his room. The volume is set quite low and this certainly helps him to get to sleep quite quickly.

These tips have helped to make our children’s bedtimes a pleasant experience, where it was quite fraught. The children themselves are now into a routine, a routine they're satisfied with. I hope this advice proves useful to you as well. Good luck.

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