Thursday, January 17, 2013
Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Alarm Clock & the 4 Year Old
So one of our daughter's Christmas presents was the "Teach Me Time" Clock.
Kids can press a button, it will talk and give what time it is. She loves this - at age 4, she's constantly asking what time it is. I like that it shows both the analog and digital display.
It also has some other important features: programmable nightlight, an "OK to Wake!" timer (clock glows green at time designated by parents), and an alarm clock.
We all have been big fans of the "OK to Wake!" green glow timer - it helps her know to stay in bed until a reasonable time (we set it to 7:15 a.m. for weekends) or read quietly in her room until then. The novelty of it and the fact that it's not mom/dad arbitrarily putting limits on her seems to have worked so far.
So, over the long holiday week, it's been a big hit.
The night before Back to Reality, (last night), I asked her if she wanted to try the alarm clock part like a Big Girl, or have Mommy come wake her like usual.
She said yes to the alarm, so we did a practice so she could hear what it sounded like and see how to turn it off. All eagerness!
However, yesterday morning, my husband reported on what actually took place: Daughter, lying in bed, glowering at the clock and pulling the covers up over her head. Normal routine of coaxing and begging to get ready followed.
Today, day two: She immediately turns the alarm off and vacates her room to the family room couch. Where she continues snuggling and snoozing for another 20 minutes unbeknownst to us. She further delays getting ready until she has to leave & take her breakfast with her to school.
Alarm FAIL.
Kids can press a button, it will talk and give what time it is. She loves this - at age 4, she's constantly asking what time it is. I like that it shows both the analog and digital display.
It also has some other important features: programmable nightlight, an "OK to Wake!" timer (clock glows green at time designated by parents), and an alarm clock.
We all have been big fans of the "OK to Wake!" green glow timer - it helps her know to stay in bed until a reasonable time (we set it to 7:15 a.m. for weekends) or read quietly in her room until then. The novelty of it and the fact that it's not mom/dad arbitrarily putting limits on her seems to have worked so far.
So, over the long holiday week, it's been a big hit.
The night before Back to Reality, (last night), I asked her if she wanted to try the alarm clock part like a Big Girl, or have Mommy come wake her like usual.
She said yes to the alarm, so we did a practice so she could hear what it sounded like and see how to turn it off. All eagerness!
However, yesterday morning, my husband reported on what actually took place: Daughter, lying in bed, glowering at the clock and pulling the covers up over her head. Normal routine of coaxing and begging to get ready followed.
Today, day two: She immediately turns the alarm off and vacates her room to the family room couch. Where she continues snuggling and snoozing for another 20 minutes unbeknownst to us. She further delays getting ready until she has to leave & take her breakfast with her to school.
Alarm FAIL.
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