What are your top tips for getting your child to sleep? Share with Hasbro’s new Moon and Me!

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Getting your DC to sleep can be a challenge worthy of an award. It can be especially difficult when your children change the way they respond to toys, songs, or any other sleep aids you have in your parental arsenal. To celebrate the launch of their new Moon and Me Toy range, Hasbro would like you to share your tips for how you succeed in getting your child to sleep or what has helped you manage your child’s sleeping habits in the past.

Here’s what Hasbro has to say about their Moon and Me toys:
“Our lovable new toy range features favourite characters from the magical world of Moon and Me. From figures and play-sets that are perfect for playtime to soft plush that little ones will love snuggling with at bedtime! “

What are your tips and tricks for getting your children to sleep? Have you worked out a magic routine, or do you have a favourite sleep toy? Do you rely on sleep songs or other comforters to help you? Does TV make up a part of your child’s sleep routine? Who has a bigger say in picking up a sleep toy - you or your children? Does your DC already have a preferred sleep aid?

Please share your tips for getting your child to sleep below and you will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 voucher of your choice (from a list) and a toy bundle from the new Moon and Me toy range.

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

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We stick to a nightly routine - relaxing baths then bed time stories. There are black-out blinds in the room and no tvs in the bedroom

A shower before bed, followed by a bed time story were luckily all I needed to get my DC to sleep. Having a set bed time also helped to get him into a routine.

an evening bath a bed time story or something to cool to drink during the hot summer evening are what help the kids go to sleep the most

Telling them a story.

I stick to the routine of no technology an hour before bed, 30 mins playtime during that last hour and then 20-30 mins reading. Never had an issue with bedtime because of this :)

Continuity

Our bedtime routine involves bath, pyjamas, a bedtime story and then 10 minutes chatting about our day before lights out. My DS is at the age where he will create any excuse to get out of bed - not sleepy, thirsty, need the toilet but I just send him back to his bed and he drifts off eventually.

easy - blackout blinds.

tire them out in the day then put them to bed with a story they can choose

start them off in a good routine that works for you as soon as possible. We have always had snack , bath and bedtime story with bed time at 7 gradually moving later as they get older and this seems to work for us

I've found that a lot of people who have trouble getting their children to sleep, they have toys in the childs bedroom. We don't keep toys in my sons room, he has a few books on a high shelf which we sometimes read when he is in bed, but usually we read on the sofa before getting ready for bed. He chooses a film to watch when he goes to bed, and then usually within 10-20 minutes he will be flat out snoring.

Another good one is if you have a dog then take them for a walk with your child an hour before bedtime, it'll tire both the dog and the child out. We did this when we dogsat for my partners sister and it worked well.

Stick to a fun but relaxing routine that your child enjoys. They will look forward to going to bed then (well, sometimes!).

Stick to your routine &, if struggling, sing 'Soft Kitty' from The Big Bang Theory, it works a treat

Quiet time before bed. Read a few books together, and then put on some quiet music for them to fall asleep too.

A consistent routine. Bed before bed, tv off at the same time each evening, a story in bed, curtains drawn and nightlight on.

There are some lovely relaxing lullaby songs on amazon music which i often play to my toddler at night if she's not settled and they regularly send her to sleep.I only wish i discovered them a year or so earlier!

Calm routine, bath where time allows (most nights!), bedtime story, little talk about the day, milk and cuddles.

A nice bath and read books so they relax :)

A regular routine and a chilled pre bed environment

A consistent and calm routine!

I start telling them about my day and they've soon feel sleep!

routine,routine and more routine. A bath, pj's on into bed and read them a book, signals bedtime

We've had a routine since 6 weeks old. It helped with evenings but night times were still very up and down. At 20 months he formed an attachment to a cuddly toy and so we've had pretty good nights ever since.

my daughte rin particular seems to struggle to get off to sleep and needs a lot of support. She likes to choose a toy to cuddle and sometimes has one that plays soothing music but mainly requires me to sit with her and read a story then sing a couple of songs and sometimes stay on a bit longer just being a presence in the room while she settles to sleep. Meanwhile my son in the bunk above is out cold within 10 minutes! different temperaments entirely

Routine! My little girl has had a routine since she was 6 months old and we've never had a problem with bedtime nor sleeping through the night.

Bath, Milk, brush teeth, book, bed.

I struggle with my getting my son to sleep sometimes as he's still at a slightly difficult age, but finally at the age of 2 he is sleeping through the night.

The key thing I find to get him down in the evenings is to tire him out during the day. The more physically active he is the quicker he goes to sleep. We also try to stick to a strict routine or bath, story and bed. He likes to snuggle something too (his water bottle, funnily enough) but he settles if he has something.