Kids Bedtime Routine Workbook

If bedtime has turned into a two-hour negotiation, or someone ends up in your bed at 2 a.m. most nights, this is for you.

The Kids Bedtime Routine Workbook is a gentle, printable 14-night sleep reset for kids ages 3 to 12. Nobody can make a child sleep. What you can do is build the conditions for it: a predictable routine, a body that feels settled, a room that says night-time, and a grown-up who stays calm when the routine wobbles.

What's inside (44 pages)

• 14-night reset plan with one small focus at a time
• "My Bedtime Routine" poster for the bedroom door (laminate and tick with a dry-wipe pen)
• 16 picture cards for every step, plus blanks to draw your own
• The Bedroom Check: dark, cool, quiet and calm
• A sensory bedtime: body check-in, sensory toolkit, bedtime social story, first-then board
• Calm-in-bed tools: sleepy breathing, body scan, worry jar, affirmation and story cards
• Night-waking plan, wake-up clock, bedtime passes and a night log
• Bedtime and night-time scripts for grown-ups, plus a bedtime FAQ
• Sleep tracker, sleep star chart, weekly review and a certificate

Why a reset works

Children settle faster when the evening runs the same way most nights, because their body learns what comes next. The reset starts with two nights of simply tracking, then adds one change at a time (the wind-down hour, the routine poster, a calm-in-bed tool, a plan for night wakings), so nothing turns into a battle.

How families use it

Read it together in daylight, pick the pages that fit your family, put the poster where bedtime happens, and keep the same order for two weeks. If a night goes sideways, start again tomorrow. After a holiday, an illness or a new sibling, run the fourteen nights again. It usually goes faster the second time.

What you get

• 1 PDF, 44 pages, A4 size (works on US Letter with fit-to-page)
• Instant download after purchase
• Print as many copies as you need, across siblings, across years

Educational, not medical advice. If you're worried about snoring, pauses in breathing or ongoing sleep problems, talk to your pediatrician. Designed for ages 3 to 12.