Lyla's staying at my parents' house tonight, and our goal was that she sleep on her mattress there and not in the playpen. She's getting big for the playpen, and last time the transition back to her big-girl bed was awful.
So I ran through with my parents the recipe for big-girl-bed success: sit on the bed with her and read these books in this order, then read this book when she's lying down, then rub her stomach or back (she'll tell you) while talking about her friends and/or favorite animals. Then tell her she needs to stay in bed because you don't want to have to come upstairs and take her blankie du jour (last night a pink washcloth - and yes, it's a cruel threat, but you say it calmly and it works). On your way to the door, ask her if she wants the light on or off, she'll say on, you say okay, and boom you're out the door. Peek in and turn the light off in a couple hours. Simple!
Later, a text from my dad:
"Worked like a charm. Never heard a peep."
Woo hoo! It seems "book as pillow" was tonight's blankie.
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