Podcasts · Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
How to Get Kids Sleepy Without Saying a Word
· 4:29 · Episode 572
Episode How to Get Kids Sleepy Without Saying a Word
You're exhausted, so we made this one short.
Two things worth your tired attention. First, a nearly free trick for kids' bedtime that works with their biology instead of against it: no arguing, no negotiating, just light. And second, a genuinely kind word for couples who've been short with each other lately: sleep-deprived people are not their best selves, and that's not a character flaw.
This is part of NEW DAD WEEK, five short episodes for expecting dads and dads in the first year. Free field guide for the whole week at frontrowdads.com/newdad.
IN THIS EPISODE:
• The light trick: dim the house an hour before bed and watch your kids drift upstairs on their own • Why light placement signals a child's body that it's time to sleep • The 90-minute wind-down: big lights off, low lamps on • Grace for the sleep-deprived marriage, and why weathering the season is the actual strategy
This one came from a longer conversation about sleep, circadian rhythms, and why sleep is a skill you can build. Hear the full episode: frontrowdads.com/431
This is part of NEW DAD WEEK, five short episodes for expecting dads and dads in the first year. Free field guide for the whole week at frontrowdads.com/newdad.
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