We know kids should avoid screen time before bed so they can calm their mind and get ready for a good nights sleep. But many parents have major sleep battles before bedtime and are willing to try anything to send their little angels off to la la land.
Instead of bedtime being dreaded by everyone in the household, what if it was a time of happiness and cuddles? Does that sound too good to be true?
Here are some tried and tested sleep aid apps for babies and little kids.
Sleepy Sounds
This free app features gentle lullabies, white noise and soothing sounds to calm a restless babe. Lovely, simple, repetitive animations help to gently light up a dark room.
AmbiScience Sleep Aid for Children
This is science, people! If you know what "binaural and isochronic entrainment" means, then good for you. For the rest of us, this app mixes two tones that are sent to each ear. The gentle white noise mix creates a pulsating effect and a frequency that will tell brain waves to slow down and chill out. It’s a sort of meditation for kids. Brush teeth, read a book, put this app on and back out slowly.
Goodnight Safari
This is a very beautiful, interactive app where kids help to put the African animals to bed. Help the giraffe eat her dinner, get the monkey to climb into bed, and help the elephant kiss goodnight. The animations, sounds and narration are sweet and soothing and help to create a bedtime routine for kids. It’s wind down time on the Savannah. This is a great app for pre-schoolers.
Nighty Night
Another lovely one for preschoolers, Nighty Night is a gentle, repetitive app which gets kids to say good night to the animals on the farm. Tap out the light in the barn, turn off the light in the kennel and put the chickens to sleep. The narration and animation are so beautiful; they will make you calm and sleepy too. Blending storytelling, animation and interactivity, this app is a perfect one to bring you close and have snuggles at bedtime.
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