Daddy gets you into your pjs and brushes your teeth
You ask for milk (a good stalling technique)
We give it to you and then (usually) brush your teeth again
I pick you up and bring you into your room
You point to the rocking chair (another good stalling technique)
I sit with you in the rocking chair and recite all the nursery rhymes I know by heart, plus the ABC song
You say “more” and ask for more rhymes (still stalling)
I tell you a few more rhymes
You say “nap”. (This means you’re ready for bed.)
I pick you up and rock you for another minute.
I put you in your crib with your stuffed animals.
You stand up and cry for 7.6 seconds.
I close the door.
You fall asleep.
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