Lesson #13 (pages 64-71) lays out the bedtime routine where standardization is key to a safe and happy evening. Starting with the bedtime routine laid out by Meow Meow (page 65) as a reference for winding down the day, structure and safety have been integrated into the pictures to ensure everyone gets to bed clean and safe! 

Primary lessons in this picture:  Bedtime routine and end of day safety.

• Develop a clear bedtime routine.

  • Following Meow Meow’s to formulate a regular routine (Meow Meow, pages 64 & 65).

  • Brushing teeth (Rico and Bonnie Sue, pages 66 & 68).

  • Make sure you wash, not just play in the tub (Meow Meow, Jesse and Trudeau, pages 67 & 69).

• Safety in the bathroom

  • Don’t run the bath too deep (Meow Meow, Jesse and Trudeau, pages 67 & 69).

  • Never take a bath without a parent/guardian present (Meow Meow, Jesse and Trudeau, pages 67 & 69).

  • Don’t play with the electrical sockets or splash water on them (Electric Socket, pages 67 & 69).

  • Teach children to stay out of the medicine cabinet and when they are old enough, show them exactly what is dangerous (Rico, page 70 & 71).

Plans of Action and Reaction:  Ready for bed, safe and clean:

• Teach now before the accidents occur.

  • Issue: Following Meow Meow’s to formulate a regular routine (Meow Meow, pages 64 & 65).

    • Action:

      • Literally make a list of things to do every night and include the children and their pets, dolls and/or special blanket. Just like Meow Meow would do.

  • Issue: Brushing teeth (Rico and Bonnie Sue, pages 66 & 68).

    • Action:

      • Good dental health is directly related to good overall health and it is a habit that should be learned as early as possible.

  • Issue: Make sure you wash, not just play in the tub (Meow Meow, Jesse and Trudeau, pages 67 & 69).

    • Action:

      • Like the bedtime routine, children should develop a routine of how they wash. This will also help ensure structure in the way children work out tasks.

• Safety in the bathroom.

  • Issue: Don’t run the bath too deep (Meow Meow, Jesse and Trudeau, pages 67 & 69).

    • Action:

      • Infant and toddler drowning deaths happen too often. Parents either turn away for a few minutes or walk out of the room without realizing it takes very little water and very little time for a drowning to occur. Therefore make 100% effort to never allow any children in the bath unsupervised!

  • Issue: Don’t play with the electrical sockets or splash water on them (Electric Socket, pages 67 & 69).

    • Action:

      • Although most electric outlets in the bathroom are not on the floor, they can be low enough for a child to reach for it.  Also, on a side note, remember that a cell phone being charged is in fact no different than any other electrical device.  DO NOT use your phone or charge it in the bathroom when you are interacting with children in the bath.

  • Issue: Teach children to stay out of the medicine cabinet and when they are old enough, show them exactly what is dangerous (Rico, page 70 & 71).

    • Action:

      • The average medicine cabinet is full of dangerous, toxic and sharp objects. Use Rico’s picture to emphasize these dangers.

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Conclusion:

The more you work at standardizing the end of the night, the more likely everyone will get a good night sleep!