https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:42:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2343166 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:49:33 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2343166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I said it didn't work and was greeted by this this morning </p> [attach=1632/15/nx95mm.337x600.20151103_071310.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2343153 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:40:52 +0000 kgbee 2343153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We LOVE the bug clock, and it works spectacularly for us, but our kid is a rule-follower in general. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2342637 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 07:50:42 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2342637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have it. We explained that she could come out when the light turns green. However, the little stinker kept pointing out that it was lit up (because of the back light on the clock) so she said she could get up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2342633 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 07:46:25 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2342633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It has worked really well for us. It by no means keeps him in bed, but it is a way to help teach him the difference between morning and nighttime. Without it, he has no frame of reference when he wakes during the night for whether it is time to get up or not. It isn't perfect, but I really like it. We have the stoplight one. I do wish ours had an "its almost time" setting. Ours stays red until the designated time, but if he wakes 15 minutes before it is really hard for him sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2342621 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 07:23:44 +0000 hellobeeboston 2342621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@creativemomma15: thanks!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2342599 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:18:24 +0000 creativemomma15 2342599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: We have the clock pictured in the original post and it's yellow when they need to stay in bed and turns green when they can get up. You can adjust the setting for the yellow to last however long you want. So for us, it goes off after like an hour and is off until his wake up time when it turns green. You can also adjust the brightness some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2342589 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 05:55:13 +0000 hellobeeboston 2342589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Question about three clocks. Do they give off a lot of light before they turn green?? My son likes to sleep in absolute dark....... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2342569 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 00:57:36 +0000 sarac 2342569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was an absolute disaster for my (then) 3 year old. She really wanted to follow the rules and stay in her bed if it was green, but she was waking in the night anyway and freaking out because she wasn't supposed to come upstairs and crawl into bed with us. It culminated in her waking up and throwing the saddest fit in the living room. My husband tried to go get her and bring her to bed with us and she just cried and cried and fought him because she really wanted to follow the rules but it was night and she was awake and freaked out. It totally broke my heart. I threw the damn thing out the next morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2342009 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 08:55:28 +0000 rattles 2342009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daylight savings is renewing my interest in one of these. DD knew not to get up until the sun was up, but she's been up and downstairs demanding breakfast an hour earlier now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341928 Mon, 02 Nov 2015 04:02:07 +0000 Bubbles 2341928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 22 months, and we've had one of these since about 18 months. He's still in a cot so we don't have the issue of him getting out, but I'd say about 80% of the time he waits quietly until it turns yellow and then he calls for us. I put some books in the cot with him so he's not just sitting there! Recently I've seen him start to sometimes lay back down and try to sleep when he sees its still blue which is progress! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341895 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:43:55 +0000 blackbird 2341895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it helps them differentiate day from night. e stays quietly in her room the vast majority of the time until it turns yellow. My only complaint is that she still thinks it's a toy and gets it down and messed for its it, sometimes setting it off, turning the volume off, etc. it's losing its novelty and she seems to accept that bedtime is ruled by the clock, not her mean parents, which is nice. We ALWAYS get her when it's yellow, so she's patient. We've had it since end of July </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341884 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:15:37 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2341884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: I hope you and your child love it! I definitely think it depends on what type of kid you have too haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341783 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:52:13 +0000 winniebee 2341783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried it for naps but it didn't work. </p> <p>We don't really need it for night sleep. Since he doesn't nap (see above) early waking typically isn't an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341779 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:43:27 +0000 FaithFertility 2341779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BandDmommy: Hahahh that would of been so me as a kid </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341767 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:17:14 +0000 BandDmommy 2341767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! He will tell me it's broken if it isn't green when he wants to leave room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341764 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:13:41 +0000 Corduroy 2341764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It works well for us. We know if she calls out that something is a miss, usually it is potty related. We don't set it for naps but she thinks she has to stay in her bed until it turns green too. So now we have to check the monitor towards the end of nap. We left her in her room for almost 4 hours once because we forgot about that (oops). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341760 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:00:51 +0000 Tidybee 2341760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>works amazingly for us. but DD is a major rule follower. It has been a lifesaver. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341753 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 19:53:00 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2341753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lasted a few days. Then she just got upset about it at bedtime and didn't follow it anyway.</p> <p>Eta we go by when the sun comes up now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341668 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 17:29:40 +0000 SweetiePie 2341668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a few friends who swear by them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341655 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 16:53:45 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2341655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: You've convinced me to buy one :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341648 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 16:37:21 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2341648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I also will add it's helped him learn the concept of time and that bedtime and morning are set times for him. He's become really interested in, and understanding of time in general as a result. And though we have the digital clock, it's helped him learn to read time too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341645 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 16:35:45 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2341645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We really appreciate it. The clock itself works great! whether or not your child will respond positively to it is another story :) he gets that when it turns green, he's allowed to get up. Does that always stop him? No, it doesn't. But has it helped him understand that we all need sleep and he needs to stay quiet and stay in his bed until morning? Yes, it has. Some mornings he'll run into our room and excitedly announce, "my clock turned green! It's morning!" Other days, I can sometimes convince him to go back and stay in bed because the clock isn't green. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341624 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 15:55:41 +0000 MamaBehr 2341624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love it! Each of my big kids have one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341623 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 15:55:15 +0000 Ree723 2341623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have been using a Tot Clock since she was 2.5 and it works brilliantly! DD's wake time is set to 8:15, and honestly, I have absolutely no idea what time she really wakes up as she never (and I mean NEVER) comes out of her room until her clock is yellow (yellow on our clock means wake up time). She also can hear the lullaby music on her clock start at bedtime and if she's playing somewhere else, she'll stop what she's doing and say 'sleepy time' - it doesn't mean she falls asleep straightaway but at least she knows it is get ready for bed time. It also works well for keeping her in her room during nap time, even if she doesn't actually go to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341616 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 15:39:48 +0000 birdofafeather 2341616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got it about 6 months ago and at first, it worked great (pre 2.5) but then with a lot of travel, schedule change, etc, it stopped being effective. Then we got serious about her staying in her room, so we got a door monkey, coupled with strong reminders of not getting up until the sun was up and now she stays in bed/waits by the door until 7 when the sun comes up. After that, she will start to holler for me, or get out of bed. I think previously, she just got up whenever, but now she sees that the sun is not up and puts her head back down, sometimes falling asleep again. It's great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341568 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 14:39:10 +0000 Freckles 2341568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: ugh, mine says she is hungry bc she knows we can't ignore our kids going hungry! :silly: </p> <p>Eh, we tried a version of this with a digital alarm clock and it worked for one day. She kept waking up earlier crying for us. Glad I didn't waste money on one of the toddler clocks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341557 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 14:21:55 +0000 chopsuey 2341557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one and it does not work. Lol. 😖<br /> Maybe I need to set it earlier, but it's set to 7:15am. my DD is usually up before then and comes into our room saying she's starving and needs food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341470 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 12:37:42 +0000 mamabolt 2341470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Works about 90% of the time for our 3.5 year old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341463 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 12:31:09 +0000 Golden 2341463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Gro clock for my 3 year old and I love it!!!! Totally works and keeps us all in bed an extra 2 hours a day. She would wake up ready to go at 5am without it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-ok-to-wake-clocks#post-2341452 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 12:04:42 +0000 Smurfette 2341452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Works for us. Since we got it, around three months ago, she stays in her room till it is green. Only come out early maybe 4 time. One was at 5 in the morning and I think the thunder scared her. </p>