Build a consistent three-step bedtime ritual — cuts bedtime resistance 70%.

Define where your "good enough" is on a 0-100 ruler, to know when to stop.

Sort tasks on urgent/important axes and treat each quadrant with its rule.

Do not commit on the spot. Request 24 hours to think before any new obligation.

A single theme-word guides your year's decisions instead of forgotten resolutions.

Decline any meeting without a written agenda — politely cancel and request one.

Three tiny daily rituals (waking, reunion, bedtime) build the secure base for all of childhood.

Presence-based sleep protocol (Sears) — don't leave him to cry, don't let yourself crash.

Keep reading aloud to your child to age 12, even if he reads alone — benefits go beyond language.