Question For People With Toddler and Teenager

[Deejoy17]

I have two teenage step sons (15 and 16 years) and two little ones (4 years and 2 3/4 years) with a third on the way.

The 2 step sons and DS`s #1 and #2 all sleep in the same room (we`re in a 2 bedroom house), the DSS`s learn to sleep through their younger brothers waking up and making a lot of noise in the house, there is no way DH and I will tiptoe around the place just so DSS`s can sleep but they sleep through the noise anyway.

[AnyDream]

Fiona - I think there's a very easy (and cheap solution) to this issue:

EAR PLUGS.

Seriously. You provide the earplugs, and she then has a choice to apply them when she wants to sleep. Or not. You are then empowered to make whatever noise you like with impunity.