My family goes on an evening walk every day. It's made the bedtime transition easier for all of us.

My family goes on an evening walk every day. It's made the bedtime transition easier for all of us.

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As a parent to two little ones, I dread what many call the "witching hour," the time between 5 and 7 p.m. when my 2-year-old and 4-year-old hit a wall, and I crash land behind them. When I was a new parent, the meltdowns, demands, and emotional dysregulation of my babies used to force me to revert to babyhood myself. I'd also become tearful and distraught. I even started to develop noticeable anxiety leading up to that specific time of day.

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