This is what we usually do with Candra:
Evening stroll --> nursing --> changing into pyjamas --> bible story --> bedtime prayer --> into the baby cot :)
Candra's been getting better at expecting the next event....today, I thought she looked really tired and wanted to sleep, so I decided to skip the storytelling and put her into the cot....woooo...she cried so badly. I had to pick her up to comfort her and then I picked up the story book. Immediately, she stopped crying and smiled and quietly sat through the story :) After that, I put her in the cot, expecting her to cry a little but she didn't.. and yup, she went off to sleep on her own after that.
The power of bedtime routines. Babies like Candra do thrive on routines. Guess they like to know what to expect and when you disrupt their routines unnecessarily, they will not hesitate to show you their displeasure. Children probably learn best through consistency, consistency in routines, consistency in training methods, consistency in instructions etc.
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