An early bedtime and pyjama punishment regime imposed on Simon by strict aunty Beatrice

I thought you might like to read about the bedtime schedule I impose on my nephew Simon.  

He was in great danger of going off the rails and ruining his life before I became involved in his life and introduced him to an early bedtime and pyjama punishment. Now, at the age of seventeen, he goes to bed on school nights at 6.30. I collect him from school at 3.30 as if he was a toddler and as soon as we arrive home I supervise bath time and dress him in his pyjamas ready for bed. 

My neighbour Miss Fulbright, makes his pyjamas especially for him. She chooses the most ridiculously babyish patterned material of winceyette brushed cotton to make his pyjamas from and I can tell you that he absolutely hates wearing them, especially the footed jammies she makes for him. 

He looks so crestfallen each afternoon, as I button him into his little boy pyjama jacket and tug up his pyjama bottoms. Once he is safely dressed in his pyjamas he goes across my knee for his first bedtime spanking. I like to spank him as soon as he is in his pyjamas to remind him that he is just a little boy being punished. 

He then settles down to his homework until I call him for his supper at 5.30. At 6 o’clock he brushes his teeth and presents himself to me. It is then that I take him across my knee for his second bedtime spanking. After his spanking, I sit him up and he receives a cuddle from aunty before I take him by the hand and lead him upstairs to tuck him into bed. 

His bedtime is set at no later than 6.30 but usually, it is about 6.20 when I tuck him in and kiss him night-night.

The bedroom is strictly functional. There are no electronic distractions, just a child's two foot six wide bed and a chair that I sit in to read him a bedtime story. His curtains are made from blackout material and ensure no daylight can penetrate once they are fully drawn. This is particularly helpful during the lighter nights as Simon is reluctant to go to beddy-byes when there is still daylight for many hours. 

I use a nightlight to read to him but once this is turned off, his bedroom is left in total darkness to help induce a long, healthy nights sleep.

On Friday night his routine is exactly the same, he is bathed and dressed in his pyjamas at his usual time. I did experiment with letting him stay up until 7 o’clock, but since he was so used to his earlier bedtime he became tired and irritable so I reverted to his normal weekday bedtime. 

On Saturday I like him to be ready for bed by 3 pm for a 5 o’clock bedtime. Miss Fulbright and her sister come for afternoon tea at 4 o'clock each Saturday and they enjoy seeing Simon dressed in his babyish pyjamas since after all, she is the one who has kindly sewed them for him. 

Last Saturday for some reason, Simon, despite a telling off, had a tantrum and absolutely refused my attempts to get him ready for beddy-byes dressed in a lovely pair of lemon-coloured bunny rabbit pyjamas made from the softest winceyette material you could imagine. I desperately wanted him to wear them especially to greet the Fulbright's as they love to sit him upon their laps and cuddle him admiring his jim-jams.

Sadly, instead, he ended up in tears across my knee. He was still sobbing when the Misses Fulbright arrived and I am afraid I had no choice other than to make him crawl upstairs like a fractious toddler might and put him to straight to bed well before 4 pm. 

It was such a shame as he looked so sweet in his bunny jim-jams and the Fulbright's were obviously disappointed at having to wave him off to bed so early. 

I have promised to take him around to their house one afternoon to visit for tea when I will take several pairs of his jim-jams that he can model to make up the disappointment to them. 

On Sundays, I prefer him to be wearing his pyjamas by noon. He is bathed and pyjamaed as soon as we return home from church and I like him to be in safely tucked up in bed for 4 pm ready for school on Monday. 

If anyone has some ideas as to how I can develop his bedtime regime I would appreciate any advice. 

Alternatively, some may think I being too harsh on Simon and maybe I should be more lenient with Simon’s early bedtimes and pyjama punishment?

Please let me know.


Summation of Simon's pyjama and early bedtime regime

Monday-Friday

Pyjamas on by 4 pm, first over the knee spanking 4.05 second over the knee spanking 6.05 bedtime by 6.30 pm

Saturday

Pyjamas on by 3 pm first over the knee spanking 3.05 second over the knee spanking 4.45 bedtime by 5 pm

Sunday

Pyjamas on by Noon first over the knee spanking 12.05 second over the knee spanking 3.45 bedtime by 4 pm

Yours truly

Beatrice Halewood.