Weekend Wisdom: 5 Ways to Handle Bedtime Battles Without Dividing Your Parenting Team
Bedtime can be especially challenging for children who have experienced trauma, loss, or disrupted attachment—and even harder when parents disagree about how to respond. In this episode of Weekend Wisdom from Creating a Family, we share practical ways to approach bedtime as a team, divide the parenting load more fairly, support your child’s need for connection and regulation, and protect your relationship from exhaustion and resentment.
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Resources:
- When Parenting Feels Uneven: Helping Your Partner Step In
- Sleep Issues in Adopted, Foster, and Kinship Children
- Focus on Father Involvement and Co-parenting: Why It Matters
Music Credit: Michael Ashworth; Podcast Producer: megownsoundworks.com; Photo by Mizuno K from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/girl-playing-with-toys-on-nightstand-12788189/