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Bedtime Negotiations: The 5 Minute Win from Netflix

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I’m a proud member of the Netflix Stream Team and will be sharing the best new content my favorite at-home entertainment company has to offer! My streaming service is being provided as part of my participation. All opinions (and my lovey dovey feelings for Netflix) are my own, as always. 

I’d love to hear which of these strategies your kids use to put off bedtime.

netflix bedtime excuses I see 4 on this list that my girls try on the regular. And please, NOBODY inform them about the “King Julian” strategy because I’m honestly shocked that they haven’t pulled that one, yet! I think the most popular excuse in our home is that they want just a few more minutes to play. Here are some other excuses you may have heard (watch out for the one about socks!).

Netflix knows that many parents out there are dealing with their little ones asking for “just one more” show on Netflix streaming before it’s time for the lights to go out. And they know that there are some nights where you are so tired that you just might cave (and you best believe that your kids know that, too!). So Netflix has created a way for you to say yes to the request for a little bit more fun without getting kids off their bedtime schedule. Check out the 5 Minute Favorites, 3 new DinoTrux mini-episodes that will be a delight to watch, and best of all, will be over soon!

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So on those nights when you just don’t have it in you to stand firm, you can actually grant your kids permission to watch an ENTIRE show before bed…only that show you are letting them watch is just 5 minutes long. 🙂

Take back your night, parents. If you are like me you still have another season left of Friends to watch after the kids are in bed (yes, I’ve been working on it ALL YEAR!), and it’s more fun to get to watch your shows if you didn’t have to do epic battle with your kids first.

So what other funny excuses have your kids given in an effort to stay up past their bedtimes? Share it with us all on social media and be sure to tag it with #5MoreMinutes. Go search for the hashtag while you are at it if you need a good laugh.