Why Is My Child Fighting Bedtime?
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If bedtime in your house feels less like a calm routine and more like a nightly battle, you are not alone. Many parents ask the same exhausted question: “Why is my child fighting bedtime when they’re clearly tired?” The short answer is this: children don’t resist sleep because they are naughty, difficult, or manipulative. They resist bedtime because their brains and bodies are struggling to switch off. Let’s look at what’s really going on. Tired Brains Don’t Behave Rationally When children are overtired, their brains don’t slow down, they speed up. The parts of the brain responsible for emotio