Real talk about setting up a routine!

Hi, there im going to say everyone has their own opinion on routines. time to get up brush your teeth, wash your face etc. But what if you’re dealing with a child/Toddler that fights you every day on this routine believe me it’s frustrating at times you huff and puff like the wolf in the three little pigs. Annoyed at the simplest task for your child or toddler to do? And if they can walk it’s you chasing after them and they laugh and play thinking you playing a game. when all you want them to do is brush their teeth. My experience is that makes it fun to sing while you brush your teeth some days it works and other days not so much. Show them how you brush your teeth my toddler doesn’t like the feel of the toothbrush yet so I use a rag that’s only for her face and mouth put toothpaste on it when I get her still of course lol and hold her gently and brush her teeth and it has to be done quickly as I got her attention. Because their attention span is so short before you blink they are ready to take off and your chasing after them once more. The struggles are the morning routine and bedtime routine. Now bedtime routine is kinda still tough but im figuring it out. It’s so true when you are pregnant with them they are on that clock still it takes a while to get them to settle on a bedtime routine you can try bathing them before bed tried it doesn’t work read to them cuddle with them turn off the lights tried them all doesn’t work. You’re lucky if it works for you but it doesn’t work for this toddler she will be clapping her hands in the dark and rolling around in the bed. What I do is let her have her last play read and I feed her milk and hold her while she drinks then when she’s sleeping I roll her off. By two years old she will accept a routine so many people tell me to try this but the truth is that the child goes by a pregnancy clock she was always up at 4 am so figure. at a very young age, some grow out of it fast others take time. just always remember to breathe be calm and don’t stress. If you have a support system maybe ask them to take turns putting the child to bed.