Tips on getting your children to sleep on Christmas Eve

If you're a kid, it can be quite hard getting to sleep on Christmas Eve. Remember all the years you stayed up, unable to sleep, antsy for the first sign of Santa?

Helping your kids get to sleep on Christmas Eve can make Christmas Day much more enjoyable for everyone.

Tips

 * Promise them that you'll wake them up very early on Christmas Day. Go to bed with them and talk softly discussing plans for next day. Tell them if they want to enjoy, they need to sleep early!
 * Don't yell and talk excitedly about Christmas. This will only raise their excitement and lower their chances of going to sleep. Instead, try to talk softly and say that they have to go to sleep if they want to enjoy Christmas or stay up late the next night.
 * Keep them occupied during the day.
 * Wake them up early on Christmas Eve. This will make them even more tired.
 * You might want to let them open one gift each on the night of Christmas Eve. This will keep them occupied for a while.
 * Don't let them consume too much sugar. One Christmas cookie is fine, but not the whole batch.
 * Do some fun activities with them that might actually help them fall asleep.
 * Do NOT Feed them sweets, candy, soda, lemonade, or any kind of snack that can give a kid energy.
 * The faster you fall asleep the faster Santa will come.
 * Have them to drink warm milk.
 * Tell them if they don't go to bed, than Santa won't come!
 * Track santa. This might get them a bit excited, but they will be satisfied that they know where santa is.
 * If they ask why you aren't going to bed too, say that Santa doesn't mind if the grown-ups are awake. Plan for them to bring this discussion up later.

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