We recently moved my 2-year-old from a crib to a toddler bed because he was starting to climb out of the crib. When he was in the crib, we kept his room dark because we felt that helped him sleep better. But now that he is in the toddler bed, I don't feel comfortable leaving him in a completely dark room because I'm afraid he will fall and hurt himself trying to get out of the bed. However, the nightlights we have seem so bright, especially since the only outlet in his room not blocked by furniture is very close to his bed. Also, I'm unsure if it's safe to have a light in his room for fear that he will pull it out and then have access to an exposed electrical socket. I have been searching the internet and not having much luck finding something that would work. Is there such a thing as a battery operated nightlight that I could set on his dresser? Does anyone have any ideas of what to try?
I have a Mobi Tykelite for each of my boys. The two I have are rechargeable. I liked that there weren't any battery compartments for my boys to open and they don't get hot. My older son likes to keep it in his lap (or I've caught him holding it in his mouth by the lite's "hand") and read his books. They work great and travel well too.
We put a really dim bulb in one of the lamps on a dresser plugged in behind dresser in case my daughter gets up. It works well for us.
Argh! I remember those days. We tried a few battery powered closet lights, but the batteries only lasted a few days if they were left on continuously. We also have two creative little boys who were able to dissasemble most styles of nightlights, which was a real problem if they did this while it was still plugged in :O We ended up with a combination that worked for us - we got a one piece (no bulb) style of light that gives off a blue glow, along with an (easy to install) outlet cover that slides closed if the light is unplugged. We were able to find both items locally (I think at a Lowe's/Home Depot kind of store) but here are some links so you see what I mean . . .
http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId...
http://www.acehardwaresuperstore.com/ge-blue-electrolumin...
Those outlet covers are also great for outlets where you frequently plug and unplug your vacuum or other cords. Hope this helps . . .
My son had a colorful, plug-in clock that provided enough light...just a little, not a lot.
How about the nightlight being in the hall and not in his room, so less likely for him to touch it?
If your son is used to a dark room - why change it? Just a thought...
It took my son a couple weeks to adjust, but he doesn't get out of bed at all. When he wakes up in the AM he just calls our name or sort of plays in bed until we check on him. He only got out of bed right away in the beginning... but never in the middle of the night.
If you still feel that you need something, we plug in a night light behind the dresser... plenty of light, but not directly in his face. Or you could use one of those battery operated lights that you push on and off... you'd go through a lot of batteries, but they are not as bright. In fact, you could teach him to turn it on and off when needed. (They really are smart enough at that age.) And those just stick on the wall so you could put it where ever you want.
Good luck!
At babies r us in the safety section (plug covers, door/cabinet locks, etc) they have a nite light that goes over the outlet, its covered, keeps the bottom outlet available for use (safely) and has a dial to adjust the brighntness of the light. I have two and never worry. It's the best. It is sensored so it only goes on when it is dark, goes off in the light.
I bought this turtle that has stars on his back. I place him on the floor and the ceiling lights up with stars (either blue or green) http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-b-B-Twilight-Turtle/dp/B0011R...
They make battery powered stick up lights. Viatek Stick Em Battery Powered LED Puck Light's is what we have. You can stick them where ever you want to and they are LED lights so they do not get real hot. You can have them on a timer or just press it in when you want to turn it on or off. These worked great. There are no cords or anything electrical involved so it makes it very safe for little ones :)
Safety 1st makes a combo night light/outlet cover. It basically replaces your current outlet cover, and the top portion is your nightlight (adjustable brightness) while the bottom has an automatically closing outlet. Here's a link:
http://www.safety1st.com/usa/eng/Products/Home-Safety/Ele...
I think Babies R Us carries them. Hope that helps.
I bought something called a tykelight jr. It runs on aaa batteries she can sleep with it the batteries are screwed in so that's not an issue and u can set it to a timer or on high or on low. Bought it at walmart in the baby dept. My 4 year old still uses it when she is scared to go to bed alone. Hope this helps any questions private message me :)
my daughter has a "twilight ladybug" but there are also turtles i believe. It is a big ladybug that can sit anywhere and it has red, green, or blue lights that throw stars on the ceiling. I think it works as a great nightlight. It does go off by itself after a little while, which i like because it is best to sleep in dark. There may be a switch to keep it on, i am not sure, i haven't looked for one. I believe you can find it at www.cloudb.com
Oh, I'm going to be doing this same thing in the next week. If moving the furniture around isn't an option, you could have a dimmer installed on your ceiling light fixture and keep it on the lowest setting.
We bought a LED night light. By pushing the power button you can change it between red, blue, or white. I leave it on the white, and I taped some white bandage tape around it to dim it down more. It is EXTREMELY energy efficient. I replaced all the outlet covers in his room with the safety ones from Babies R' Us that slide shut when the plug is removed. It has worked very well for us.
We also use the star-turtle night light thing, it has a timer on it so it goes off after 45 minutes, and a kid could easily hit the button to turn it on again if s/he needed to. And actually, our daughter also slept in the complete dark until a few weeks ago when we found the turtle (we bought it ages ago when she was a baby but stopped using it because it didn't seem to help her sleep in the end) and she wanted to try it. And since then, she has gone to sleep so much more easily at night, because she really looks forward to seeing the stars and having a cuddle right before she goes to bed.
We, too, used the Safety First night light/outlet cover combo. I can't recommend it enough. I was bummed that it couldn't be moved to his bigger room when we switched him, b/c there was no UNEXPOSED outlet handy. Now we use a small stained glass turtle lamp as his "night light" on his dresser.....
We had the same issue. We used a Mobi Tyke Light for our son. It does not have a plug because you charge it. Each charge lasts a few nights. It stays on for 15 minutes or so and then slowly turns off (but the switch can be turned on so it stays on too). It's kid friendly and easy for them to turn on themselves. It's safe enough for them to take to bed or have sitting on furniture. Our son loved it. They also make a Tyke Light Jr. which takes batteries, but we haven't tried it. We found ours at Babies R Us. Here's the link:
http://www.getmobi.com/tykelight_glomate.php
