Blythe

My name is Blythe.

I am calling from the podcast Science Versus, but also I am calling from upstate New York, the beautiful Catskills, in response to your parenting question.

We cannot solve the bedtime pop-out.

It is every night.

We're down, we do the song, we do the book, we do the tea, we do the routine, and then the kid still pops out.

Nice and cozy in there, pops out.

Sometimes it's like,

Yeah, sure, I have to pee.

Sometimes it's like, oh, I need some water.

But the other night it was like, hey, I'm lonely.

And sometimes it's like, oh, yeah, I forgot to show you the picture I drew at school.

And then sometimes it's like, I forgot.

I forgot why I'm out of bed.

So if your expert has any advice on reducing the number of pop-outs, I would love to hear it.