# Build a calm bedtime routine my child will follow

A step-by-step evening routine for your child's age, with timings, a visual chart, and fixes for stalling and night wakings.

- Topic: Personal Life & Wellbeing
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Productivity, Health & Wellness, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/build-a-calm-bedtime-routine-my-child-will-follow

## Prompt

```text
Help me build a bedtime routine for my child that ends the nightly battle.

**Child's age:** [AGE]
**Current evening:** [what happens from dinner to sleep, and roughly when]
**Target bedtime and wake time:** [TIMES]
**Biggest problem:** [e.g. "stalls for an hour", "won't stay in bed", "needs me to lie down with them", "wakes at night"]
**Household realities:** [siblings sharing a room, work schedules, one parent doing bedtime alone]
**What has already been tried:** [WHAT AND WHAT HAPPENED]

Give me:
1. A routine of 4-7 steps with approximate times, starting 45-60 minutes before lights out. Keep it the same every night and short enough to do when I'm tired.
2. A simple picture-chart version my child can follow (describe each card in a few words).
3. Scripts for the common stalls ("one more drink", "I'm scared", coming out of the room) that are calm, brief, and consistent.
4. A plan for the first two weeks: what to expect, and how to hold the line without a power struggle.
5. Sleep environment tips (light, screens, noise) that fit my child's age.

Keep advice age-appropriate and gentle. If I mention loud snoring, breathing pauses, night terrors that worry me, or sleep problems affecting daytime health, tell me to talk to my child's pediatrician.
```

## What to fill in

- AGE
- what happens from dinner to sleep, and roughly when
- TIMES
- WHAT AND WHAT HAPPENED

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