Sleepy Farm

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Also the Gro-clock has a digital clock display so that you can teach older children how to tell the time which is something Mia uses now that she’s a bit older.

The first day I set the clock, I wasn’t 100% sure I had set it right and there was no way to test it beforehand. Once Ethan was sleeping through the night we were ready to tackle his early waking times, and we did this by using a Gro-Clock. Co- founder of The Gro Company, Rob Holmes said: “When our son William was three he used to wake us up every morning at 5am asking if it was time to get up. Of course, there will be times when you have no choice but to go into your kid’s room before the sun on the Gro Clock comes up—maybe your kid is sick, or they're yelling about a leaky diaper or wet bed.We were having a few co-sleeping dilemmas (again) so I thought I’d introduce the Gro Clock inline with trying to get him back in to his own room. In 2007 I was having a shower, when an idea arrived in my head for a children's clock that would help my son William to know when it was time to get up in the morning. Sun comes up”—maybe get them to lie down with closed eyes, or ask them to look for their lovey—and then, when they're not looking, press the button to wake up Mr.

The best way to get the gro clock to work, is to talk to your child about how when it's blue they need to stay in bed. The optional digital clock feature allows parents to also display the digital clock – ideal for when your little one starts to learn digital time. The first night we used them I was eager to see how well it worked but unfortunately, the kiddies had been pressing the buttons while they were in bed and had reset the getting up time!The Gro-clock is a brilliant addition to your child’s nursery or bedroom and I would recommend it, not only as a clock or an alarm but also as a dimmed bedroom light. Please sign up to my newsletter, so I can keep you updated with my various projects, including exclusive access to my latest Master Owl stories. As the time passes and reaches your pre-set wake-up time, the stars start to gradually disappear until there are only hearts left and our lovable Ollie the Owl appears awake on a yellow background. There are so many factors that effect kids sleep that it's impossible to analyse them all, but there are definitely a few things that have helped Ethan, and I'm really hoping that they help Ivy as well.

Once the time is set and whether you want the alarm set or not, you can then set the nap time wake up and morning wake up times. Once a toddler is out of the cot and into a bed, this is when the pitter patter of tiny feet begins to ring true. I have visited 103 schools so far, taught mindfulness to over 16,500 children and sold over 2,500 books. Those stars then disappear one by one throughout the night until morning when the last star goes and the big sun reappears.Chopsy Baby just couldn’t believe there was a product in the world that would make a wilful toddler understand that the day doesn’t start at 5am, so we decided it had to be tested. When Mr Star appears and closes his eyes we say “Hello Mr Star, it’s bedtime”, to which BattleKid will wave night-night to him, like we do the BattleDogs every evening. I really cannot tell you how much of a positive difference the Gro Clock has had on our bedtime routine with BattleKid in the short few weeks we’ve had it. The easiest way to explain the difference between night and day is to use the sun and moon, and we thought it would be great to have a bedtime story book that helps explain the benefits of sleep.

Some parents report using it successfully with an 18-month-old, but most say two is around the right age to start using a toddler alarm clock. There is also an audible alarm whose time can be set separate from the wake-up times but I’ve yet to use this feature. It doesn’t wake Eliza up too much, which means I can dream feed quietly and gently and pop her straight back into bed.The Gro-clock has an alarm which can be set if you have older children who would benefit from one and although we don’t use this but it would be great for primary school children to get them up in the morning.