With a simple colour-changing mechanism to help tots learn that 4am breakfasts are a no-no, this gem could be the saving grace exhausted parents need. It’s a soother, an alarm clock, a nightlight and a sleep trainer – it’s also a swoon-worthy piece of décor for kids’ bedrooms. It’s little wonder this sleepy-time helper is a worldwide bestseller: kids love it, and it works! By responding to simple coloured displays and imagery, littlies learn to understand when wake-up time should be and the beauty of this one is that you can set both a morning wake time, and an afternoon wake-up, making it one of our faves for tots who are still napping.ĭreams & Shine Sleep Trainer Clock ($69.95) Ollie The Owl Groclock with Storybook ($49.99)
This hoot-tastic little bedtime companion can be set for day naps and well as evening, and it gently lets kids know it’s time to get up with music and a smile. He’s the owl pal using colours and simple facial expressions to help tots settle into a sleep routine that works in with the whole family. Love it? Check out our in-depth review for more on this Oricom winner.Īddo the Owl Ready-to-Rise Sleep Trainer ($79.99) How cute are those bunny ears?! This helpful back-lit sleep trainer can be programmed to display both night and day settings at whatever time works for your family, and it even plays gentle wakey-time music to rouse the over-sleepers. To help save our sleep, we’ve scoured the country to bring you six of our favourite sleep trainer clocks for tots. Sleep trainer clocks are genius little inventions that use visual cues to help remind tots whether it’s time to be in bed or time to be up – and they can go a long way in putting an end to those painfully early starts. Toddler shenanigans in the wee hours are a fast-track to exhaustion for the whole family, and the sooner littlies develop healthy sleeping habits, the quicker a parent’s sanity returns. Miraculously, it worked right from the first morning! At exactly 7am, I was woken up with an excited shout of “Mama!” - and the first thing she wanted to do when I got her out of her crib was to run over to MELLA and say hi.Pining for a morning that doesn’t start before sunrise? We hear you. I explained that in the morning, MELLA’s light would turn on when it was time to get up, and she shouldn’t call for me until then. The first day I introduced MELLA, she absolutely loved its little happy face, as well as the little sleeping face that it changed to when 7pm hit (the time I set it to “sleep”). “Although our little 20-month-old is still in a crib, we decided to try using MELLA with her to prevent her calls for “Mama! Mama!” at 5:30am. One of the unique features is that a yellow light appears 30 minutes before the green time-to-rise light, letting your child know that wake-up time is soon and they can play in their bed for a while.
It can actually be an alarm clock for older children, the sleep sounds options include white noise, ocean, or lullaby music, it’s night light has five color options, and it can be used as a timer (where it either uses sound or color to let you know that a nap, quiet time, or timeout is over). Little Hippo’s MELLA - The MELLA is not only adorable but has additional features that are so helpful. As a bonus, all three are not just time-to-rise clocks, but are also optional nightlights and sound machines! However, each one also has additional features, so it’s up to you which one you think will be best for your child.ģ. There are MANY options out there for time-to-rise clocks, but these are our top three picks. If your little toddler is used to their clock while still in a crib, the transfer to the toddler bed will be that much easier!
Many brands that make these clocks suggest that you introduce them on your child's first night in their new toddler bed, but you can actually start before then! Young toddlers who are still in a crib can benefit from these clocks, which help show them when they should just play quietly in their crib vs. These clocks can be fantastic tools to prevent early morning wake-ups and help your child stay in bed longer. This is just one of the reasons a time-to-rise clock can be SO helpful! These clocks use a colored light to let your child know when it is time to sleep and when it is time to get up in the morning. But then during that first night in her new toddler bed, you realize the problem: She now has the ability to get out of bed at ANY time. You know she's ready for the big kid bed. So your baby is all grown up now and has been sleeping through the night fairly consistently for a year or two.
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