Philips #TimeToWake Twitter Party: Winners Announcement & 5 Top Tips on Sleep Routine

On Monday, I hosted an amazing #TimeToWake Twitter Party with the lovely Sabina and Jacinta. For one hour, we were chatting about sleep time routines, sharing our tips and insights.

Philips TimeToWake Reach 2

We were overwhelmed with the popularity of the party, with over a thousand tweets and amazing exposure and reach. I must confess I couldn’t keep up with my Twitter feed, reading everyone’s tips and trying to reply to as many messages as possible. It was such a busy hour that we had to stay behind after the party and the following day, just to go through all the tweets from the party.

Together with our special guest Chireal Shallow, Child Sleep Psychologist, we shared insights on children’s attitude to sleep, explaining why children don’t understand the concept of time and what this lack of understanding means for parents. 

In case you missed the party, those are Chireal’s insights on children’s attitude to sleep:

Going to bed late impacts on the quality of children’s sleep and can make waking up in the morning a challenge. Whether it’s a fear of missing out (FOMO) or anxiety about being separated from their parents, children may see sleep time as no fun. Older children may find that sleep gets in the way of entertainment and try to put it off so they can spend time on other activities, such as playing games or watching TV.

We also be gave top tips for encouraging children to go to sleep on time, sleep through the night and wake up on time, and best ways to improve a child’s sleep time routine.

Top 5 tips for encouraging children to go to sleep on time/wake up on time

  • Give children advance warning that bedtime is soon or if they will be waking up shortly
  • Link events to experiences. For example, ‘when I read this book you lie down, when SleepTime Mickey’s moon is showing, it’s time for bed’
  • Have a good routine, so that means no digital devices an hour before bed
  • For children who find it hard to understand time, use SleepTime Mickey to help them sleep at night and stay in bed if they wake early
  • Allow children to spend more time in their room to get used to SleepTime Mickey and to feel comfortable being on their own. Their room is a place of safety and positive feeling; it should not just be used for sleep

Philips Disney Sleep Time

Thank you very much to everyone that attended #TImeToWake Twitter Party and congratulations to the winners:

Congratulations to @rootsandwings1 @cupcayke_lufc you have both won a Philips SleepTime Mickey Light!

Congratulations to @evies_b you have won a Philips SleepTime Mickey Light and an hour child’s sleep consultation with Chireal Shallow!

This post has been written in collaboration with Philips, however the opinions expressed in this post are honest and my own.