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Cara Dumaplin shows how an okay-to-wake clock works: green light tells toddlers it's time to get up, red light means stay in bed. She walks through setup and stresses that consistency makes it work.
Cara Dumaplin shows how an okay-to-wake clock works: green light tells toddlers it's time to get up, red light means stay in bed. She walks through setup and stresses that consistency makes it work.
This one thing can make a big difference when it comes to toddler sleep. An okay to wake clock. Let me show you how to use it. Starting at about age 2 every morning before you go in the room, use your app to make the light turn green. Then go in. Say good morning. Look, your light is green. Green means go. It's time to go. Start our day. Do it every morning. Gradually they'll begin to understand. Then, as they get older and need a night light, you use it in red light mode. At bedtime, tell them, look, your light is red. Red means bed. Anytime your light is red, stay in your bed. In the morning, it'll be green. And green means go. Parents this requires consistency. Every morning, before they get out of bed, make sure the clock is green.
