PAJANIMALS
This upcoming weekend (November 4th) is when we set our clocks back an hour, which may cause some problems with schedules if you have very small children. If you are familiar with Sprout then you may be familiar with Pajanimals, a cute puppet show that focuses on teaching preschoolers how to move through their day, especially bedtime, successfully.
Pajanamals have a few tips to help your preschooler adjust to the time change a little better and I know I will be doing these for Jaxon since he goes to school it’s going to be way different for him this year.
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The night of (Saturday November 3rd) put your child to bed at his/her regular bedtime before setting the clocks back. Then before you go to bed make sure to set all the clocks back an hour.
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Your child will more than likely wake up early since they went to bed at the normal time, this is the time when we as parents just have to have an extra cup of coffee or something to keep us going through the day.
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Stick to your child’s original schedule, if they usually eat at 11am, keep that time. They will more than likely be hungry before but you can help that by giving them a light mid-morning snack. Do the same for nap-time keep them going even if they seem to slow down and are ready earlier.
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Keep them up. Make sure they stay up to their original bedtime. They may be cranky and you know they are tired but put them to bed at the regular time.
By using these 4 tips, your child can adjust, hopefully quickly, to the time change. It may take a few days but it’s better than having a child who is going to bed early and waking up way before you are ready to!
Something else that Pajanamals has a tip for is transitioning from playtime to nap/bedtime. Having a transitional object, a physical object that takes the place of the mother-child bond. It helps when the child is not with the mother for long periods of time…like a security object. All of my kids have had or do have an object that they have to have to sleep or when they are away from me or Jeff for long periods of time.
Pajanamals sent Jaxon, my 3 year old, a Snuggle Up Story Mat from TOMY. It’s great for nap-times at home or at school if they allow things to be sent in for nap-time. Jaxon enjoyed laying in it in the living room and watching TV and then would randomly roll over and look at the book that he was just using as a pillow. It features all of the Pajanamals characters and is light and soft.
THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
One reader will win a Pajanimals Snuggle Up Story Mat (retail value $29.99)
*Jackie received the above product(s), free of charge, to facilitate this review. All opinions are those of reviewer only.
courtney b
reading a good night story!
debbie jackson
story time debbie jackson
djackson1958 at hotmail dot com
Jessica Beard
A goodnight story, prayers, and song.
Tabitha Pyle
we read a nightly book
Sandy VanHoey
Reading stories after getting teeth brushed before bed
Janet W.
Read a story, brush teeth, bath, snuggle for a minute, put grandson in bed.
Robin O
We always say a prayer before bed!
Ashley turicik
I always read my kids books before bed
Audra Weathers
We read 3 books every night and the she likes me to say “night night, sleep tight, don’t let the ladybugs bite”. 🙂
Kimberly Schotz
Lots of songs
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Mary Williams
We read several books before bed, sometimes two, sometimes four!
Jennifer Rote
Reading a bed time story.
Nancy Luebke
What a great idea for the nap.
betty wojnar
bath book and countdown to lights out.
D Schmidt
We get bathe, get changed, brush our teeth and read a story.
Joyce Harrell
We read books
Fawn H
We read a story before bedtime or sometimes my boys make up a story for me.
Colleen Maurina
First is bathtime, brush teeth, storytime and then heat up his favorite hotpack in the microwave for him to cuddle with.
Karen Medlin
nice warm bath, and lights down low and watch a cartoon
KJ Skib
We read a book and then say the prayer- as I lay me down to sleep…..
Tracey Andino
Chasing him around the house to get him into bed!!!! A kiss, prayer, and sometimes a book.
Rita M
Brushing of teeth & hair, then a story.
jenny green
Bath story pray and kisses!
Theresa N
Brushing their teeth.
Kelly Ann T.
We say our prayers, read a story and always there are hugs.
Marj M.
I always gave them baths and read a story.
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Heather Wone
We read books together every night before bed!
Kaci Harrison
Snack, Shower, Brush teeth, story or small game and asleep. =D
Terra Heck
We discuss the next day’s plans and say prayers together. Thanks.
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Sara Wood
My son takes a bath before bed every night.
Stacey B
snugglesgs & kiss before bed
carol
my daughter reads a book to the kids every night
Megan
Bedtime prayers.
Patti Hess
We brush teeth and read a book and say our prayers
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thank you
Monique Rizzo
Shower, than book reading than off to slumber land.
Thanks for the chance.
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Cassandra Eastman
Definitely reading a story!
Johni ODell
We do a kiss and a hug and then we say “night night’ to all her stuffed animals
Sarah C
We read, brush teeth, hugs and kisses, then prayers
Jenny
My son has a bath and then we read together
cassandra
all of it
mrsshukra
Reading before bedtime!
Nicole
reading books!
maria
Snuggling
Kristy Thiel
Definitely when we read a story together!
Auri Lae
Our little one is only a few weeks old, but we make a point of spending some down time together as a family cuddling on mom and dad’s bed before putting the baby in the bassinet – he definitely sleeps better afterwards!
Helen Keeler
We read three books and then it’s sleep time.
sandra
my husband has to lay down with them while they settle down
christine jessamine
i make sure I read my daughter a bedtime story
Carla C
Hugs and kisses for everyone in the house
kelley wood
bath, book, bed 🙂
Karen Gonyea
We read every night after tub time 🙂
Ashley S
We do 2 stories at night
Gretchen Gerth
Reviewing the day and deciding on the best thing that happened and the yuckiest. I did it with my kids, and now with my grandkids when they stay over night.
Natalie U
It was bath, brush teeth, story then bed
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Kelly H.
Brushing teeth, kisses and hugs, and goodnight prayers.
Charlene S
Reading.
Lori S
Bath, snacks, and bedtime stories
Stevie
reading a book
Eliza Klinger
We read stories and say prayers!
Rochel S
We always snuggle on the couch and read a book!
Tamar
We read stories and say shema
Di
saying our prayers
Kristen
We always read a story in bed.
shawna
Books and prayers..we always read a couple stories and say our prayers!
Nicole D.
Brush our teeth and read a story.
jen
our story time
Tiffany
Bath time, story time, sing a song time, lights out!
Valerie Taylor Mabrey
read a chapter in a book
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Rae Higgins
Kisses and hugs.
Elece Johnson
Soothing bathe, bedtime stories, and then “Don’t’ let the bed bugs bite” and night light!
Cheryl Reinhardt
Brushing teeth and story time!
israel y
books
Ellie W
Reading him a bedtime story. Or two, or five.
Heather R
Reading a bedtime story and brushing out my daughter’s hair before bed
Tanya white
We read before bed
Stacey V
Cuddle time is the best!
Lisa L
Our bedtime routine is long because the kids stall..so there’s a lot of water requests, lotion requests and lots of bedtime stories
trixx
Our routine always includes lots of stories. 😉
Andrew L.
We brush teeth and then read a story.
Priscilla Benavides
A Bath and a bed time story!
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Laura Proctor Unger
I let my oldest son choose 4 books to read to him every night, and then he chooses one song that I sing to him before he goes to sleep.
Patrice
Reading a bedtime story!