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DCtoLowCountry and others: Night lights with timers?

WinesNot WhinesWinesNot Whines
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I think a couple of people have mentioned getting their kids to sleep later in the morning by putting a night light on a timer and telling LO that it's "sleep time" until the light comes on. If you did this, could you share where you got your light and how long it took for LO to understand the concept? M has always been an early riser, but I cannot deal with the pre-5 am wake-ups that have been happening this week. Mama needs sleep!
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Re: DCtoLowCountry and others: Night lights with timers?

  • clarajclaraj

    I haven't started this with DD yet (she's still sleeping until 7a--knock on wood!) but a friend of mine got it for her DD. It's the Good Nite Lite and it is a moon at night and turns into a yellow sun at whatever time you set it. The sun is the cue for the child that it's okay to wake up.

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  • DCtoLowcountryDCtoLowcountry
    We use a regular lamp with a very dim bulb (20 watts) on a timer we got at Home Depot that allows you to program a turn-off time and a wake-up time. I think it was $15. maybeachbride (hi if you're reading this) who introduced me to this modified CIO method swears by night light lamps shaped like animals.
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  • kastlekastle member

    i have a programmable timer i bought from target (i use it for growing seedlings though).  you plug the timer into the wall, and then the (any) lamp into the timer.  it's got a wheel that does the timing.

    i'm thinking that i may need to get another one for sprout, though.  some days he'll all about the early wakeup (and why are these days usually weekends?!?!)

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  • SofkaSofka

    we have the tot clock, DD just turned 3 and only in the last 2-3 weeks has she gotten the concept of "don't get up until the clock is yellow" and even though she "gets" it, she still does not always want to stay in bed/her room until it's yellow (this is only an issue on weekends).

     

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  • VARedheadVARedhead
    I've been thinking about doing this for DD, but I just don't think she would get it (or would possibly ignore it).
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  • WinesNot WhinesWinesNot Whines
    Yeah, I don't know if he would pay any attention to it, but I'm getting desperate.
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  • LindseyJWLindseyJW member

    i just started lying to DS about what day of the week it was. it worked for a while, but soon he was on to my tricks. 

    now, he is old enough to be reasoned with. i tell him that mommy and daddy really want to stay sleeping and he can either play with audrey (but only if she is already awake) or he can go downstairs and watch tv (this is a treat, since he is not allowed to watch on weekdays).

    will have to look into this tot clock or timer thing for audrey! sounds neat! 

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  • tracy042206tracy042206
    We have the tot clock for Maggie.  Ours looks like a stop light and I got it off of woot one day so it was only $10 or $15.  She definitely took to it and understood (she was probably close to 3yo).  Now we use it as a go to sleep clock - she can play quietly in her room until it turns green and green means go to sleep.
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