“Not too long ago, the granddaughters stayed over, and I let the little one, who was 4, stay up a little “late”.”
We just let them all stay up as late as they want. Heck, they are at Grandpa and Grandma’s house! They eat popcorn, watch movies, talk nonsense, and then fall asleep on the sofa around 8:30 p.m.. Grandpa then carries them all to bed, I tuck them in and pull the covers over them as they snuggle down and sleep sweetly all night long. LOL LOL LOL
In truth, that does not work. They can beat us in the staying up late game. I’ll wake up at four in the morning (as us older people often do), come downstairs and tell the older two to shut off the video games and go to sleep! They will then wake up around 10 a.m. and I will feed them breakfast (in bed), then they will play outside for a while, eat lunch, and take a nap.
Grandparents are supposed to spoil the grandkids!
Yes, I agree about spoiling them! We always buy a box of Little Debbie Nutty Buddy bars, when they come. And I make them up ice waters to put on their nightstands, in insulated cups. And we give them some freedom on watching TV. And make sure I have plenty of bubble bath!