My sons (ages 7 and 9) share a room, and have been difficult going to bed lately. They're often up well after we send them to bed, making a lot of noise and keeping everyone else awake.
They're a little old to be reading kids' bedtime stories to them, so I tried a different approach tonight.
I read them The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe, with as much pathos as I could muster.
It seemed to work. They are quiet now, and I expect will be fully asleep soon.