IF YOU ARE A PARENT WITH YOUNG CHILDREN THEN YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT CAN BE TO PUT THE LITTLE
ONES TO SLEEP AND I CAN CERTAINLY REMEMBER THE NIGHT TIME BATTLE OF NOT ONLY GETTING
MY GIRLS TO FALL ASLEEP BUT ALSO STAY ASLEEP.
WELL, THIS MORNING WE HAVE SOME GREAT TIPS TO HELP MAKE THIS RITUAL A LOT EASIER AND
A SOLUTION THAT MAY BY EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.
AND JOINING ME THIS MORNING IS A KAYLA LANGSTON, PRODUCT MANAGER FOR JASCO PRODUCTS.
IT'S SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE.
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
OH MY GOSH.
SO MANY PARENTS CAN RELATE TO THIS.
I KNOW I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WELL.
BUT WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S SO HARD TO GET KIDS TO FALL ASLEEP ON THEIR OWN AND QUICKLY?
WELL, IT'S SO DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY VARIABLES ACTING AT THE SAME TIME.
A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CHILD'S AGE, THEIR INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY.
SO, THERE ARE SO MANY CAUSES UNIQUE TO THE CHILD THAT COULD BE CAUSING THEM TO STAY AWAKE
AT NIGHT.
TWO YEARS OLD THEY MIGHT BE AFRAID OF THE DARK.
AT 4 YEARS OLD THEY MIGHT REALLY JUST BE TESTING THEIR BOUNDARIES TO SEE WILL MOM AND DAD LET
ME GET AWAY WITH THIS..?
SO, A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH SOME OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL VARIABLES AND THEN SOME OF IT HAS
TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE SO RUSHED AT NIGHT TIME.
WE'RE RUSHING FROM ACTIVITY TO BED TIME AND KIDS DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE TIME TO ADJUST
FROM ACTITY AND PLAY MODE TO SLEEP TIME.
I CAN SO RELATE.
ANY ADVICE ON WHAT WE CAN DO MAKE IT EASIER AT NIGHT?
WELL, THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO IMPLEMENT SOME TYPE OF SLEEP TIME ROUTINE AS EARLY AS
POSSIBLE, I WOULD SAY, AROUND THE TIME YOUR CHILD STARTS BRUSHING THEIR TEETH.
THEY CAN BRUSH THEIR TEETH, SAY GOOD NIGHT TO BROTHERS AND SISTER, TUCH THEIR STUFFED
ANIMALS IN BED AT NIGHT.
AND THEN MOVE RIGHT IN TO STORY TIME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT'S OVER TIME IT WILL START
TO GEAR THEIR BODY TO GET READY FOR SLEEP TIME AT A CERTAIN TIME IN THE EVENING.
ALSO, MAKE IT A FUN EXPERIENCE.
DON'T MAKE IT A "WILL YOU PLEASE GO TO SLEEP?"
DON'T BARGAIN WITH THEM.
DON'T TRY TO PLEAD WITH THEM.
RIGHT.
I KNOW IT'S SO TEMPTING TO DO THAT.
RIGHT.
BUT REALLY MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT IS FUN AND ENJOYABLE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
IT'S A SPECIAL TIME THAT YOU CAN SHARE TOGETHER.
AND CONSISTENCY IS REALLY KEY, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY.
WE TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT AS ADULTS WE HAVE OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS, FINE TUNED
OUR SLEEP TIME RITUALS.
SO, WE BRUSH OUR TEETH, WE WASH OUR FACES, WE HOP IN BED.
AND IT'S TIME TO GO TO BED.
THAT'S VERY EASY AND NATURAL FOR US.
BUT CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY TO LONG TERM SUCCESS JUST LIKE BUILDING HABIT FOR YOU AND I. IT
TETEACHES THEM OVER TIME THAT IT'S TIME TO GO TO SLEEP AND IT'S TIME TO TURN OFF ACTIVITY
MODE AND GO TO SLEEP TIME MODE.
GOOD.
SO CONSISTENCY AND SOME KEY STEPS.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO TO HELP OUR KIDS DURING THIS TRANSITION?
WELL, THE REALLY FUN THING ABOUT MY JOB AS A PRODUCT MANAGER IS THAT I GET TO CREATE
COOL AND UNIQUE PRODUCTS THAT SOLVE SOME OF THESE SOLUTIONS.
AND WE HAVE SOME!
YES!
THESE ARE SO FUN.
THEY ARE.
YOU CAN'T HATE YOUR JOB WHEN YOU DO THIS.
NO.
SO, YOU'VE GOT TO TELL ME.
THERE'S SO MANY NIGHT-LIGHTS OUT THERE BUT YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY CREATED, AND YOU'RE CALLING
THEM PROJECTABLE.
PROJECTABLE.
THIS IS REALLY REALLY COOL AND DIFFERENT.
YES.
ABSOLUTELY.
SO, ARE PROJECTABLES LINE OF PRODUCTS ARE REALLY SIMILAR TO A NIGHT LIGHT IN THAT THEY
PLUG INTO THE WALL AND THEN THE OUTER BALL GLOWS BUT WHAT MAKES THEM INCREDIBLY UNIQUE
IS THAT RATHER THAN JUST ILLUMINATING THEIR AREA AROUND THE OUTLET, IT ACTUALLY SHOOTS
AN IMAGE ON THE WALL OR THE CEILING AND IT CREATES A DIFFERENT KIND OF BEDTIME EXPERIENCE.
SO, RATHER THAN JUST HELPING YOUR KID NOT BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, THEY ARE ACTUALLY GOING
TO SLEEP WITH A DISNEY PRINCESS OR THEY ARE GOING TO SLEEP WITH SPIDER MAN OR THEIR FAVORITE
AVENGERS.
SO, IT CREATES KIND OF DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE AND A REALLY FUN BED TIME.
THEY ARE ALSO INCREDIBLY PORTABLE SO YOU CAN TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WALL.
TAKE THEM WITH YOU.
TAKE THEM TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE.
RIGHT.
ON VACATION SO YOU DON'T LOSE THAT PORTION OF THE ROUTINE.
I LOVE TO SAY, WELL TONIGHT YOU CAN SLEEP WITH SPONGEBOB.
TOMORROW NIGHT SPIDER MAN, YOU KNOW?
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
YOU CAN GET MULTIPLES SO AS YOUR CHILD AGES THEY MAY BE OUT OF THE SPIDER MAN PHASE BUT
THEY MAY BE INTO THE AVENGERS PHASE.
WHAT ABOUT HOLIDAY THEMES?
DO YOU HAVE THOSE AS WELL?
WE DO.
WE HAVE AN AWESOME 6 IMAGE SO YOU CAN PLUG IT IN AND SHOOT IT ON THE WALL OR THE CEILING
AND YOU HAVE SANTA.
ONE NIGHT YOU HAVE HIM WITH HIS REINDEER, THE NEXT NIGHT WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF HALLOWEEN
THEMES AND EVERYTHING.
WHERE CAN I FIND THESE?
SO, THESE ARE AT ALL MAJOR RETAILERS.
YOU CAN FIND THEM AT WALMART, TARGET, LOWES, SOON TO BE A HOME DEPOT.
OH, THAT'S SO GREAT.
AND WHERE WERE THESE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PUT MY GIRLS TO SLEEP.
MY 10 YEAR SHE MIGHT STILL LIKE THE FROZEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
SUCH GREAT INFORMATION AND SUCH A GREAT SOLUTION FOR PARENTS.
IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE YOU.
THANK YOU.
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