Last week we started a new schedule. At 7:45pm the tv and video games turn off. Elijah takes a shower, and then its free time. He can do what he wants to entertain himself except for electronic stimulation. We also do family scripture study during that time. Then at 8:30pm he goes into his room and does his scripture reading. At 8:45pm we tuck him in, ask him if there is anything he wants to tell us before we leave, turn on the primary music and nightlight, and shut the door. He is then not allowed to call for us, or he doesn't get his 1/2 hour of free TV the next day.
We started this schedule last week but he still kept coming down to us in the middle of the night - every night. This week we decided to say, if he can go the week without coming down to us, he can get an ice cream cone at the end of the week. We also have been waking him up at 7:15am in the morning to have family prayer before Brian goes to work. That is making him get up at a certain time and not sleep in until he absolutely has to wake up. I think that is helping.
Life is really good. We have been doing Family Council ever Sunday evening and Family Home Evening on Tuesday evenings for the past 4 weeks! Brian said that we wanted to start getting Quianna for an evening at least once a week and so I really thought about it and felt inspired to have a set day so we can have Family Home Evening. I have made a FHE chart and laminated it. It's Noah's Ark. I thought it was fun.
After laminating it, I wrote The McCann's Family Home Evening Chart on the rainbow.
It has been so nice to have a schedule of family activities. It makes the days and weeks easier.
