The Bedtime Battle worksheet (Decide, worked example)

Pinpoint

After lights-out, my 5yo calls me back to the room 4-6 times ('water', 'one more hug', 'my leg itches'), stretching bedtime to ~50 minutes.

Your best guess at why

both

The ONE thing you'll change

Introduce ONE 'bedtime pass' — a single card she can cash in for one callback. After it's spent, I do a silent return with no talking and no eye contact.

Success looks like

Callbacks drop from 4-6 to 1-2 within a week, and lights-out-to-asleep shrinks from ~50 min to under 25. Measured by the same tally I already keep on the nightstand.