Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Try to keep your evening activities as routine as possible. Even though everyone in the typical family these days is very busy, try to get folks focusing on settling down at the same time every night if possible.
Step2
With younger children, sometimes it helps calm them down by taking a nice warm bath. Let the bath time be the start of your routine.
Step3
Keep the volume in the house down slightly when the bedtime routine starts. Turn the TV down or off, listen to nice soft music, keep things calm.
Step4
Even though the above may seem like a dream, this may also help the adults in the family enjoy their evenings more.
Step5
After bath time, if you have a younger child, allow him or her to pick out a short book to read. When you're reading the book, speak in a lower volume voice, and speak slowly.