All the monkeys are in bed, but not all are asleep. It is the second day of H's sleep training. He can't fall asleep on his own, so we are on a schedule now, working on getting him to sleep by himself. The next step will be to teach him to not come down to our beds at night. This first step goes like this:

H gets to stay up longer while this training goes on, since he needs to be extra tired. I read to him, _not_ in his bed. Then He puts his pyjama on, _not _ on his bed. He brushes his teeth in the bathroom, and when he finally gets into his bed, he is not allowed to talk, since the bed is only for sleeping. He gets a good night kiss, and then I sit on a chair by his bed until he sleeps. If this works for 4 evenings, I move the chair closer to his door. If that works for 4 evenings, I move it even closer to the door. Etc.

The purpouse is to make his brain understand that falling asleep is easy and fast. Then, we just have to work on the rest.