Bedtime is a popular parenting tradition that involves, to a greater or lesser extent, rituals made to help children feel more secure http://www.practicalparent.org.uk/WINNING%20THE%20BEDTIME%20BATTLE.htm Dr. Scoresby, Practicalparent.org - "Winning the bedtime battle", and become accustomed to a comparatively more rigid schedule of sleep than they would sometimes prefer. It may involve stories, songs, nursery rhymes, and/or methods of coaxing the children into changing into their pajamas.