https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 07:24:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/training-toddler-to-use-alarm-clock#post-2290288 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:12:58 +0000 blackbird 2290288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Munchkin: well...she did cry/scream for a couple days. But then she'd give up and go play. And after a few days, she figured out that when the song came on, I would come in and see her (and i made a bigggg fuss about it). I think it takes more like a week for the concept to be understood, not just a day or two. We set it for 6:45 during the week and 7:15 on weekends. She definitely struggles more on the weekends (by 7:00 she's whining a little). She wakes up anywhere from 6-6:30 typically. I definitely agree that you want to set it for a reasonable time for your LO, then work on bumping it back 5 minutes here and there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/training-toddler-to-use-alarm-clock#post-2290278 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:08:00 +0000 Munchkin 2290278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks all. @corduroy and @blackbird - i have no problems with a latch/lock on the door for LO. how did you go about training? i fear "locking LO in" (for lack of a better term) will just result in screaming and frustration. is it just a matter of "taking the bandaid off" and trying it one morning?</p> <p>i have read to make sure the timer is set for a time that is close to when LO IS waking up, and not when you WANT them to wake up, to reinforce the idea and then slowly move the time backward..... </p> <p>i guess it just seems somewhat unpredictable. this AM Lo woke up 20 min before the light went off. </p> <p>stickers/rewards .... worth trying! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/training-toddler-to-use-alarm-clock#post-2290158 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:38:23 +0000 MamaCate 2290158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours worked well for a while and then when LO started doing this we used a sticker chart to reinforce the goal of staying in her room...I think we took her out for ice cream as the reward? It still works pretty well at 3 1/2 but she is pretty compliant. I think the success of the toddler clocks sort of depends on personality. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/training-toddler-to-use-alarm-clock#post-2290134 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:23:41 +0000 Corduroy 2290134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a childproof door handle cover on the inside of her room. She knocks when the light turns green and as go to get her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/training-toddler-to-use-alarm-clock#post-2290126 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:19:30 +0000 blackbird 2290126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put a latch on E's door. It gets unlatched when the light is green. So she can't come out before, and knows this, and gets bored, so she starts playing with books and puzzles. </p> <p>E was waking up early and coming into our bedroom, and I realized that she could wake up, roam the house, and hurt herself (or climb into T's crib and smother him) and I would have NO clue, so it was best to lock her in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/training-toddler-to-use-alarm-clock#post-2290069 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 07:21:03 +0000 Munchkin 2290069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>our LO is 29 mo old. we have been using a toddler alarm clock for some time. we have the ok to wake clock if that matters. she knows that when the light turns green it is time to get up. our problem is enforcing it. she sleeps in a big girl bed and when she wakes up before the light goes off - like this morning for example - she leaves her room and comes to our room. </p> <p>thoughts/tips on how to get her to stay in her room - quietly reading books, smile - before "the green light goes off"? </p>