Kid'sleep Classic

by Kid'Sleep

• The Kid'Sleep Classic combines a night light, wake-up indicator for young children and an alarm clock for older children
• The Kid'Sleep helps young children have an understanding of when it is time to get out of bed and when it is not; It is a great tool for nighttime self regulation
• Kids and parents get more sleep
• Children naturally relate to the sleeping and awake character; Color recognition is not required

Product Description

Color: Blue

From the Manufacturer

The Kid’Sleep has many benefits, as a night light, wake-up indicator for young children and an alarm clock for older children. It helps young children have an understanding of when it is time to get out of bed and when it is not. It is a great tool for nighttime self regulation, and the result is that both parents and children get more sleep. The Kid’Sleep Classic helps kids stay in bed until it is time to get up. If the sleeping bunny’s picture is lit, kids know to stay in bed. When the awake bunny is illuminated, it is okay to get out of bed and start the day. The Kid’Sleep Classic has dual nighttime/naptime settings and an optional alarm (which is a very sweet bird chirping sound followed by a rooster crowing), in addition to three levels of brightness. The Kid’Sleep Classic comes in blue (bunny) or pink (cow). The Kid’Sleep products do not require kids to have color recognition. They naturally relate to the sleeping or awake animal.

Product Description

The Kid'Sleep has many benefits, as a night light, wake-up indicator for young children and an alarm clock for older children. It helps young children have an understanding of when it is time to get out of bed and when it is not. It is a great tool for nighttime self regulation, and the result is that both parents and children get more sleep. The Kid'Sleep Classic helps kids stay in bed until it is time to get up. If the sleeping bunny's picture is lit, kids know to stay in bed. When the awake bunny is illuminated, it is okay to get out of bed and start the day. The Kid'Sleep Classic has dual nighttime/naptime settings and an optional alarm (which is a very sweet bird chirping sound followed by a rooster crowing), in addition to three levels of brightness. The Kid'Sleep Classic comes in blue (bunny) or pink (cow). The Kid'Sleep products do not require kids to have color recognition. They naturally relate to the sleeping or awake animal.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

91 of 94 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Works well once it's set up. December 25, 2010

By SC

Color Name:Blue

We've been using "the bunny", as we call it, for 3 months. Initially I was very frustrated and disappointed when it arrived, but am very happy with it over the long term. I just wish it had batteries. If I were to buy again, I'd get the sheep version.

Pros: very effective as an indicator of sleep/wake time. My 2-year old had no trouble understanding the idea.

Cons: no battery. all settings reset when the bunny us unplugged

Initial setup does take some time. About 20 minutes. Not because the instructions are hard to understand, but the settings take a bit of time to get right.

The first thing my son did was run over and press the buttons, and then pull it to take it with him and unplug it from the wall. So initially it looked like this might not work for a child that loves buttons. This only lasted a short time however. The buttons don't result in any interactivity, so my son now ignores them and knows to leave the bunny on the table.

The success of the bunny as an indicator of when to wake up will depend on how consistent the parents are with allowing the child to get out of bed when the bunny is still asleep. We had some time when our son was sick and we stopped paying attention to this, and over the next few weeks he again started to wake up early. Since then we've started over... the first time, I went into his room and stayed with him in bed until we watched the bunny change, and then we got up. The next day when he called me I reminded him about the bunny a couple of times. On the fourth day our son called me exactly at the set time, from which I gather that he'd been watching it quietly.

The best things about this model:
- you don't have to manually turn on the "sleep" mode. I like that the bunny sleeps/wakes automatically at the set times.
- it's silent
- it's an extra night light

Problems:
- no battery, so if you need to move it, you set all the settings again.
- not bright enough for nap-time use. It's almost impossible to tell whether the bunny is sleeping or awake if the room is relatively bright. This might also come up as a problem for summer mornings, we haven't gotten there yet.

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly designed June 16, 2011

By X_HOBBES

Color Name:Blue

It works, but I'm disappointed by the poor design.

PROs:
- Effective (once you teach your child that he/she needs to sleep while the bunny sleeps, it works well)
- 3 brightness levels
- Audible alarm (although I don't use it)
- Colorful bunny image

CONs:
- No battery backup (every time the power interrupted, you need to reprogram the whole thing)
- Tiny LCD screen is very difficult to read (especially when the room isn't well lit, as in right before you put the kids to sleep)
- Setup is confusing (it's hard to know if you're setting up the time or the alarm)
- Holding down a button while adjusting time doesn't continue to adjust the time; you need to click, click, click, click, click all the way through
- Removable image plate comes off way too easily; it needs to be taped in place so your kids don't remove it

For the price, I would have expected a lot better of a product.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great purchase! January 17, 2011

By Boost

Color Name:Blue

We purchased this sleep trainer clock after transitioning our 2 year old (he just turned 2 in late December, so it does work for little ones, too!) to a "big boy bed". Once we transitioned, he went from sleeping until at least 7:00 a.m., to getting up 2 times per night, and waking up for the day at around 5:45 a.m. We bought this item hoping that we could get him to sleep later in the mornings. The first couple days, he paid no attention to whether or not the bunny on the clock was sleeping or awake, despite our efforts to direct his attention to it. But we soon found out that it was operator error (Mom and Dad). We made the mistake of setting the clock to a time that WE wanted him to get up, as opposed to setting it first, for the time that he usually woke up, then gradually setting it back later each day. Once our son realized that the bunny would actually wake up, he became very excited. We made a huge deal about him staying in bed until the bunny woke up, and he beamed, so proud of himself for getting up when the bunny got up. We left it at his normal wake up time (about 6:00 a.m.) for 3 week days (since we were up anyway, getting ready for work), then set it back on the weekend (when we actually wanted him to sleep later)to 7:00. It has worked beautifully. He has not gotten up before 7:00 since (and also is not getting up in the middle of the night), and he LOVES seeing the bunny wake up. The key is to let them be successful first, then gradually change the time. This has been a great purchase.