Wear a pair of socks or keep slippers beside your bed before you head to bed. Read a book or do something to keep you busy while you wait.
Listen quietly if you are near enough to your parent's room to hear them snore (if they do). Or, if you can hear the TV, turn off and see (from the crack of your door) the lights go off and wait a few minutes just to be sure everybody has left the room.
Slowly (especially if you share a room with a sibling) get out of bed. If you sleep on the top of a bunk bed, (keeping socks on will help) climb down the ladder at a steady pace.
Slip on your slippers (if you weren't wearing socks) and walk at a steady pace to your bedroom door. Know if the door creaks if opened, be careful. Silently tip-toe out of your room, leaving the door slightly opened, when you come back.
Go to the room you wish to go to. Beware of wooden floors or tiles, for wood may creak and tiles usually make noise from your feet (which is why you should wear socks/slippers).
Turn the volume down if you are planning to play on the computer. Keep in mind that you should keep a very low volume, or even better, no volume at all. The only downside to headphones is that if somebody walks into the room, you won't hear them. If it is the TV you are going to watch (or play video games), keep also a low volume, or no volume at all and put closed captions on. Be sure to set the lighting of your TV/computer on one of the lowest settings, so the people in the next room are less likely to see the light. If you are playing a small video gaming device such as a Game-boy or Nintendo DS, keep the volume down, once again, or no volume at all. NOTE: Somebody could walk out of their room to get a snack, and chances are they will turn on lights. When you hear somebody coming, shut down/turn off everything silently, but quickly. Crouch down (behind a nearby chair or under something very tall but couch works the best) to the floor and stay still. Try to even slow down your breathing. If the lights turn on, just hold your breath if you want to. If all goes well, the person should go back into their room. If you can peek at their room from the position you're at, see if the lights turn off. If not, wait a few minutes and slowly get your device out or continue whatever you were doing.Sneak out of Bed Step 7 Version 2.jpg
Close the device, turn off the TV, or shut down the computer and walk on your tip-toes out of the room and make your way back into your bedroom if all has been successful.
Turn the knob slowly and wait a few seconds when you open the door. Slowly open the door. Repeat when closing it.
Walk through the room to your bed slowly. Be careful when you are getting into bed, and try not to thump the wall.
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