Kristen Bell sparks outrage after revealing her controversial tactic for putting her daughter to bed

Publish Date
Monday, 26 March 2018, 10:57AM

Parenting is never easy... especially when it comes to getting a youngster to go to bed!

But Kristen Bell is here to keep it real.

The actress recently revealed the difficulties her and husband Dax Shepard have been experiencing with their 3-year-old daughter, Delta, when it comes to bedtime.

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And she's admitted they’ve resorted to an extreme and "controversial" tactic to help Delta drift off to the land of Nod.

"Look, I'll get controversial," Bell said. "My 3-year-old decided to stop sleeping about nine months ago. And every night, when we put her to bed, she turns the lights on and she will move furniture, and she bangs on the door with different, hard toys. We switched the door knob. We turned the lock on the outside."

Yep, the couple - who are also parents to 4-year-old Lincoln - lock their daughter in her bedroom.

“I’m sorry, I know that’s controversial, but we lock it when she gets in there, and we stand outside and say, ‘We love you, we will talk to you in the morning, but now, it’s time for sleep.’ And after about 10 minutes, she’ll wind herself down,” added Bell.

“And then, before we go to bed, obviously, we unlock it.”

But it appears Bell's parenting tactic is not for everyone, with many fans being outraged by the actress' admissions.

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