Sleeping children at night can be a big deal. It is important to have time to go to bed, but sometimes bathing, talking, snuggling, silly singing, drinking water, and last hug do not cheat. It can take years for children to learn how to fall asleep, and many parents lie or sit until the little ones drift. It's fine when you're very young, but there are times when you want to get your evening back. If you sit in a dark room for 30 minutes every night, wait for the child to fall asleep, and then try to be quiet, it will grow old, especially if it pops out at the door of the living room after 10 minutes.
Technology is often blamed for problems with sleep, such as Internet addiction, blue light on the screen, or because of its constantly connected stress levels. But what if technology can help? Instead of talking about more sleep gadgets, it's an app called Moshi Twilight, which guides you to nod your beauty.
Mind Candy, CEO of Ian Chambers, told Digital Trends: “Moshi Twilight has made about 45 million bedtimes easier to date. "We are helping our parents save time and time a week."
The Moshi Twilight app provides mostly 20 to 30 minutes of sleep talk. The idea is to go through normal bedtime with your child, but you will hear stories of falling asleep when it comes time to sit, not when you hug, but when you sit. These are not just bedtime stories. Sleep stories are carefully designed and beautifully crafted in consultation with sleep experts.
“When I talked to sleep experts, Chambers told me about the transition from waking to sleep, so I organized my sleep story to focus on these transitions.
The app has about 60 sleep stories, all original content from the talented Steve Cleverley, which you won't find anywhere else. From ancient Egypt to the West, there are tender stories with characters such as Sleepy Paus Nouzy Koala or Bedtime Rabbit Nordkins from various backgrounds. Clever use of soundscapes, dreamy melodies, and measured soft narrations will make your child sleepy.
"We started to activate the minds of children by telling stories to let our imagination flow," said Chambers. "They are effectively white noise and soft music to the end."
The production value is impressive. Just load the app and you have a dreamy soundscape that plays in the background when your child chooses a story. Gentle narration is skillful and tightrope between captivating and relaxing. There is no crescendo or unnatural species. The story I heard was played like a verse divided into a repeating musical chorus, and gradually released to the end. There are also stories from guest narrators like Goldie Hawn, Patrick Stewart and Brian Blessed.
If you have used an app like Calm, then the idea of Moshi Twilight is familiar. The reasons for this are as follows: Mind Candy was founded by Michael Acton Smith, the founder of Calm, and is still chairman. Moshi Twilight fused some of what Smith learned with Calm with the popular Moshi Monsters brand to create an app dedicated to improving sleep for children.
I have been using the Moshi Twilight app for a week with my 7 year old daughter and she loves it. It seems to have sent her to sleep every night except where she came down and told her second story. Usually, she has trouble sleeping, and me and my wife often sit together for more than 30 minutes. The advantage of an app like this is not only freeing up parental time, but it's important for kids to get enough sleep.
“Sleep is the master switch in our lives and controls everything from development to health,” Chambers says.
Modern life does not seem to help with good sleep. The same factors that reduce the average time an adult sleeps also affect many children. Lack of sleep reduces your ability. When tired, everything looks harder. There have been several studies related to sleep deprivation in children with behavioral problems, low achievement and even obesity.
If you're concerned about using the app when trying to reduce screen time, the screen doesn't need to be on to play the story. You can put your family iPad on the shelf or use the speakers in a better way. The daughter chose the story, then took the screen and streamed it to the Bluetooth speaker in her room.
It should also be noted that this is not intended to replace reading with your child. After the usual bedtime, it is a sleep aid when turning off the lights and liquidating sleep.
Moshi Twilight seems to work. According to Mind Candy, 97{7be40b84a6a43fc4fae13304fce9a2695859798abfc41afd127b9f8b21c5f9c5} of parents surveyed agreed that their children sleep faster than usual, and 67{7be40b84a6a43fc4fae13304fce9a2695859798abfc41afd127b9f8b21c5f9c5} of Moshi Twilight users use the app every day. Sleep stories are designed for children from 4 to 8 years old, but they can work for all ages. It is working for my daughter, and when I heard my story the other night I sent my wife to sleep in 10 minutes.
“We are conducting medical tests with New York University to gain scientific knowledge about the real world and its effects,” Chambers said.
Mind Candy plans to keep adding new sleep stories once a week. We are also reviewing mindfulness and meditation. In fact, the app called Meditate already has a section called Meditate, which offers short, five to fifteen minutes of audio clips designed to calm children and relax when needed during the day.
"We know that child anxiety is becoming a bigger problem," Chambers said. It can be academic, social challenge, bullying, all sorts of things. "We want to give children an understanding of how to relax and relax."
We also received positive feedback about the impact of the app on children with ADHD and autism. It is also used in schools, and Chambers sees the main potential of hospitals and travel.
"We will be helping our parents everywhere, helping our children sleep better and stay comfortable."
Moshi Twilight app is available for free download and is available for Android and iOS. There is a 7-day free trial, but after that a subscription is required. To unlock all content, including music and sounds, sleep stories and meditations, the annual subscription fee is $ 35 (25 British pounds).
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