I don't get enough sleep so when my kids are staying up late and refusing to sleep, it drives me insane. Especially if I fall asleep putting them down and then their naughtiness wakes me up - I get really upset. It's the main trigger that causes me to raise my voice these days, which of course only makes matters worse.

This exact scenario happened last night and it took hours to get them down! I realized this morning that my son has been a little under the weather, which explains why he's having trouble sleeping (and the sleep deficit explains a large chunk of his behavior). I have to recover my parenting zen, and not get so emotional when I get woken up by non-listening children. I swear, bedtime can sometimes be so much harder because the kids share a room these days!