Um, this isn't exactly working.

[velvetpage]

The plan was to convince her that she had to stay in her room during sleep time, figuring that eventually she'd conk out if she were on her bed.

Well, the hold-the-door-almost-shut thing went okay. She stopped tugging on it, did NOT throw a tantrum, and snuggled up on her bed with a book.

That was fifteen minutes ago. She's been reading to herself and breaking into her occasional renditions of the Alphabet Song, ever since.

Elizabeth, fais dodo. Maman en a besoin d'un, aussi.

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[purplkat.livejournal.com]

I was the same way when I was little. My father would always tell me to just stay in bed because lying quietly in bed was almost as good as sleep.

So I would. Until 2 or 3am :P

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I wasn't your Mommy. :)

[sassy-fae.livejournal.com]

I got the "just lay there, it's like sleep" thing from my parents too. They admitted when I was older that they really needed their downtime too, and as long as I was laying in bed, that was good enough for them :) The idea was that I'd get bored enough laying there that I'd just fall asleep. Not with an active imagination and a fear of the dark I wasn't! :)