Bedtime foot massages

How do you calm a 4 year old before bedtime? Give him a foot massage. Darryl's new favorite thing is a foot massage. It is hilarious. It calms him right down. He usually gets pretty wound up before bedtime. It is an attempt to show us that he is so physically active how could he possibly be ready for bed? With Darryl it is the mental exhaustion that always hits before the physical exhaustion. He is a sweet and wonderful kid but he falls apart emotionally when he is tired. They all do.

It is the best way to put a 4 year old to bed. He didn't get up at all last night. Usually he wakes up between 1-4 am and runs to our bedroom. I like snuggling with him. I won't be able to snuggle with him forever. You wish you could freeze them at this age. But he does get better with age.