Is there an oojimaflip to help toddlers go back to sleep at night?

[MrsKingfisher]

As in a white noise machine or one that tells stories? No idea what they're called my mind is blank?

Single mum friends toddler 19 months wakes up in the middle of the night and screams until she takes him into her bed. She is absolutely shattered and working full time.

Is there some magic box you can switch on too soothe him if he wakes up? She's tried the My hummie and Ewan but says neither worked.

Would love to get them something that does bedtime stories, once upon a time we had cassette players!

Alexa

My two are a bit older but love the bedtime stories on Moshi app. Both drift off happily

My 4 year old has requested a Tonie box from the Smyth's catalogue for Christmas. Probably too young for him as he's now started to be able to read himself but he's seen it and now that's what he wants! Not cheap either.

It's a speaker which you buy characters for. The characters are from different books (Julia Donaldson, Disney etc) and the speaker reads that book when the character is placed on top of the box. You can also record yourself reading stories on 'creative' characters. It sounds like what you are after, but as I say not cheap.

@TheNewMrsD I was looking at the Yoto and Toni, both are good as he grows up also.

Alexa is also a good idea, it would save her having to go in she could just ask it to play her baby playlist.

Sorry, she would go in..she'd have to anyway to speak to Alexa, I'm not suggesting she uses it as a nanny!

Iggle Piggle bedtime book on audible (can get app on phone or listen on Alexa)