Sleeptime Bunny Clock and Toddler waking early!

mbailey · 21 July 2005 at 12:10PM

I need to do something about my daughter (age 2 3/4) waking up early!

I was told about a clock you can buy which has an animals face on the front. At the preprogrammed time (7am) the eyes open and the child knows it is time to get up.

I searched the internet and came across the Bunny Clock.

http://www.babysleepshop.com/acatalog/Sleepytime_Bunny_Clocks.html

Are there any alternatives?

Does anyone where I can buy one cheaper than £20?

Thanks,

Matt

Becles · 21 July 2005 at 2:08PM

Just a thought:

Is she waking up early due to light early mornings? My son was so I bought blackout linings for his curtains and that cured the problem.

If she likes her bedroom door left open, make sure the landing is dark too!

Yoga_Girl · 21 July 2005 at 4:19PM

I've had similar problems with my son, once he's awake at 6 am he's wide awake and no amount of bribary/blackmail will persuade him to go back to bed. We're currently trying the sticker chart route and occasionally he will agree to sit in bed reading for a bit.

Havn't tried these sorts of clocks though, they sound like a good idea. Spotted one in https://www.thebabycatalogue.co.uk

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henhog · 21 July 2005 at 8:31PM

Hi,
I know all about early waking - it was the bane of my life with First Born. He still wakes up early - I think he is just a morning person. The best advice I read was in some sleep help book (can't remember which one, got it from library). The man in the book had an early riser and he said to simply accept it and make the most of it. He gave the example of when he was on holiday - as the rest of the family slept he, and the early rising toddler would go on the beach at six and then get hot chocolates at seven from a cafe. This really did give me encouragement, and I decided to do the same thing. When First Born woke up I would go out for a walk with him or go for breakfast etc. It was lovely - we had our own early morning world. Mindyou, there was nothing to watch but OU on TV in those days, so it was easier to get up and out.

Second baby was not an early riser at all - same bedtime as First Born but just didn't like getting up early, which kind of proves that some of us like to get up and some of us don't and we should accept the kind of child we have.
I am lucky, however to have a hubby who will also get up and do his fair share. Feel very sorry for single parents in same boat.
Did see the clock you mentioned in Blooming Marvellous a while ago, you could check out their web site.
And good luck!

Spendless · 21 July 2005 at 9:05PM

henhog wrote:

Hi,
I know all about early waking - it was the bane of my life with First Born. He still wakes up early - I think he is just a morning person. The best advice I read was in some sleep help book (can't remember which one, got it from library). The man in the book had an early riser and he said to simply accept it and make the most of it. He gave the example of when he was on holiday - as the rest of the family slept he, and the early rising toddler would go on the beach at six and then get hot chocolates at seven from a cafe. This really did give me encouragement, and I decided to do the same thing. When First Born woke up I would go out for a walk with him or go for breakfast etc. It was lovely - we had our own early morning world. Mindyou, there was nothing to watch but OU on TV in those days, so it was easier to get up and out.
Second baby was not an early riser at all - same bedtime as First Born but just didn't like getting up early, which kind of proves that some of us like to get up and some of us don't and we should accept the kind of child we have.
I am lucky, however to have a hubby who will also get up and do his fair share. Feel very sorry for single parents in same boat.
Did see the clock you mentioned in Blooming Marvellous a while ago, you could check out their web site.
And good luck!

You've exactly described how my eldest and youngest (5 and 2) are. Unfortunately me and husband are not morning people either. I've been hoping that the eldest would get to like stopping in bed more-but from reading your post doesn't sound like it-lol. How old is your eldest one now and did anything change during the teenage years?

SamC_4 · 21 July 2005 at 10:00PM

We used exactly this bunny clock and it worked like a charm. It took a couple of days to persuade him that he was going to be returned to bed if he got up before the bunny's eyes opened, but after that it was plain sailing. So probably worth the £20 for a nice sleep-in.

cc74 · 22 July 2005 at 1:59PM

My son last year was up from August to December at 5.30am. My life became a blurr. Then over Christmas we were staying at my mum's. When he woke up, she took him in a beaker of milk and said "Joe, it's not time to get up yet", and he lay down and went back to sleep. It was that simple! I was gutted! After that he's been fine. But now he's 2 it's started again! I like the idea of going out for early walks etc. But i have a 4 year old and it all gets complicated.
Just remind yourself that sleep deprevation is a form of tourchure in some countries.

Dormouse · 22 July 2005 at 3:13PM

Having been woken up at 5.30 this morning by my 2-year-old, this thread certainly grabbed my attention!

So would this clock be good for a 2-year-old, do you think? He's obviously not at a very sensible age ( :rolleyes: ) and hasn't got a clue about time etc... but I'll try anything at this stage (I'm so not a morning person...).

SamC_4 · 22 July 2005 at 4:18PM

Should do, I think ours was about two and a half when we used it. We made it clear that the rule was that he didn't get up until the bunny's eyes are open, and put it somewhere where he could see it without getting out of bed but couldn't get at it to play with it. It lets them know that they've woken up too early and gives them a reason to go back to sleep. Some mornings we did still have to get up to settle him down again but he would usually stay settled. It's a bit of a gimmick, but kids love gimmicks!

bylromarha · 22 July 2005 at 6:01PM

Thanks for bringing these things to my attention...what a fab idea. Will bear this in mind as son gets older and can understand what we're talking about!

henhog · 22 July 2005 at 6:56PM

Hi Spendless - my son still like to get up early but they reach the magic age of being able to come down stairs and turn the TV on whilst you doze! I think early rising must run in the family - I seem to remember my dad had a saying " Up in the morning, that's the game" which annoyed us no end as teenagers. So looking forward to those teenage years (he's not there yet) - he can get a paper round and put all that early rising to good use!

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