Music can calm the savage beast, or the rebellious toddler The sweet silence of a sleeping baby Updated 2026: Bedtime can be such a wonderful time of the day. Especially if you are an exhausted parent or caregiver and the baby falls asleep with little or no effort. Does that ever really happen? I've seen it on TV and in movies, but I have yet to experience it in real life. “ Ironically, to my children, bedtime is a punishment that violates their basic rights as human beings.