Cheating time to get kids to bed early
My partner and I wanted to celebrate his promotion, but we didn't want to bother my mum to babysit. So instead, on the Friday night before John got home, I changed the clocks and put them an hour forward so the girls would go to bed earlier! They were great at teatime (an hour early!) - they even helped clear up - and bathtime went smoothly too. I read them two stories before they went to bed because they were so well behaved. We celebrated with a bottle of bubbly and a candlelit dinner for two at home and the girls never suspected a thing!
Amanda Hockston, mum to Lizzy, 5, and Beth, 3
By Amanda Hockston
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