Our bedtime rhythm has gone very awry over the winter holidays.
After a meltdown last night at 11pm (I was the one in meltdown - floods of tears), we have decided (after a midnight discussion) that 9pm is lights off time for Springy, otherwise both she and I are exhausted the next day and it's been building up.
The plan is:
8-8-30pm - in pyjamas, tiny amount of supper and toothbrush.
8.30pm - bedtime story (which is Milly-Molly-Mandy at the moment)
and then until 9pm Springy can play or read.
9pm is lights out (the landing light may stay on but that is it, if I need to go downstairs - or we get "I'm scared") with a kiss and tucking in.
I'm not even going to think about moving lights out to 8pm yet, because just getting to anything less than 10pm at the moment would be miraculous.
Showing posts with label rhythm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rhythm. Show all posts
Saturday, 12 January 2008
Friday, 6 April 2007
Rhythm
Rhythm to me is not the same as routine. This is a term used in Steiner Waldorf circles, particularly for Kindergarten age children and also mentioned are the terms in-breath and out-breath - breathing in and breathing out. This relates to our lives, the parts of the day, the seasons and is also a natural physiological function and mentioned in yoga as well (e.g. pranayama).
How to find rhythm?
I'm not perfect at this (not sure anyone can really be) and this is something that I am still working on. Something that helps is to ask yourself two questions and then write down the answers to give yourself focus:
What do I want to do?
What do I need to do?
and relate these to each person in your family, your family as a collective (we), your daily lives, weekly lives, monthly and also seasonal periods.
In my family housework is important - I need to do laundry, washing up (don't have a dishwasher and we have an annoyingly small sink), the garden during the spring and summer months (a little in the autumn) and so on. We also want to bring in painting, baking, knitting, playtime (very important) and running our businesses etc. I don't even believe that rhythm is exclusive to SW education but it's something that people need (and some people prefer stricter schedules and routines but that's not something that appeals to my rebellious nature).
How to find rhythm?
I'm not perfect at this (not sure anyone can really be) and this is something that I am still working on. Something that helps is to ask yourself two questions and then write down the answers to give yourself focus:
What do I want to do?
What do I need to do?
and relate these to each person in your family, your family as a collective (we), your daily lives, weekly lives, monthly and also seasonal periods.
In my family housework is important - I need to do laundry, washing up (don't have a dishwasher and we have an annoyingly small sink), the garden during the spring and summer months (a little in the autumn) and so on. We also want to bring in painting, baking, knitting, playtime (very important) and running our businesses etc. I don't even believe that rhythm is exclusive to SW education but it's something that people need (and some people prefer stricter schedules and routines but that's not something that appeals to my rebellious nature).
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