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automatic shut-off night light?
I am looking for a night light that will automatically shut off after about
half an hour. My 2.5 yo always complains that it is "too dark" when we first put him to bed, but then doesn't mind the dark in the middle of the night. He shares a room with older brothers who don't share his assessment of "too dark" so I'd like something that emits only a very small amount of light. Also, if it faded out instead of just shutting straight off, that would be perfect. Batteries would actually be more convenient than plug-in, but either is fine. Anyone know of something like this? Thanks, --Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01) |
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automatic shut-off night light?
"Robyn Kozierok" wrote:
I am looking for a night light that will automatically shut off after about half an hour. My 2.5 yo always complains that it is "too dark" when we first put him to bed, but then doesn't mind the dark in the middle of the night. He shares a room with older brothers who don't share his assessment of "too dark" so I'd like something that emits only a very small amount of light. Also, if it faded out instead of just shutting straight off, that would be perfect. Batteries would actually be more convenient than plug-in, but either is fine. Anyone know of something like this? Thanks, --Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01) Seems to me the simplest thing would be a timer to plug the nightlight into. Peggy |
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automatic shut-off night light?
I am looking for a night light that will automatically shut off after about
half an hour. How about getting a timer (like the ones you use for lights when you're on vacation) and plugging a regular nightlite in to it? - Blanche |
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In article , Robyn Kozierok wrote:
I am looking for a night light that will automatically shut off after about half an hour. My 2.5 yo always complains that it is "too dark" when we first put him to bed, but then doesn't mind the dark in the middle of the night. He shares a room with older brothers who don't share his assessment of "too dark" so I'd like something that emits only a very small amount of light. Also, if it faded out instead of just shutting straight off, that would be perfect. Batteries would actually be more convenient than plug-in, but either is fine. Anyone know of something like this? Lots of people have suggested getting a timer. Another possibility is to get one of the electro-luminescent nightlights. They cost a bit more (about $7 instead of $4) but take only about 0.1 watts of power (instead of 4 watts for the incandescent night lights). They don't put out much light, but may be enough to comfort a young child without disturbing an older one. They use so little electricity (about 10 cents a year) that they can be left plugged in all the time without guilt. Our 7-year-old son has a 4-watt compact flourescent bulb lamp on his bedside table, with a switch that he can reach from his bed. He can turn it on or off as he finds convenient. This may be too bright for most kids, but he has alwyas prefered going to sleep in a fairly well lit room. When one of us stays with him to help him fall asleep (usually me), we turn the light off, but usually when we get him up in the morning the light is back on, because he turns it on if he wakes up in the middle of the night. The light is bright enough for him to read by, so we have to take away his books at bed time, or he'd never sleep. We tried using a dimmer night light, but he did not find it easy to go to sleep in the darker room, and requested continuing to use the brighter light. -- Kevin Karplus http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~karplus life member (LAB, Adventure Cycling, American Youth Hostels) Effective Cycling Instructor #218-ck (lapsed) Professor of Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz Undergraduate and Graduate Director, Bioinformatics Affiliations for identification only. |
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automatic shut-off night light?
Our plate that is afixed to the wall has a night light in it already. It
isn't very bright, but certainly helps with total darkness. Also, how about a light that you can turn up or down. -- Sue mom to three girls Robyn Kozierok wrote in message ... I am looking for a night light that will automatically shut off after about half an hour. My 2.5 yo always complains that it is "too dark" when we first put him to bed, but then doesn't mind the dark in the middle of the night. He shares a room with older brothers who don't share his assessment of "too dark" so I'd like something that emits only a very small amount of light. Also, if it faded out instead of just shutting straight off, that would be perfect. Batteries would actually be more convenient than plug-in, but either is fine. Anyone know of something like this? Thanks, --Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01) |
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Peggy Tatyana wrote: "Robyn Kozierok" wrote: I am looking for a night light that will automatically shut off after about half an hour. Seems to me the simplest thing would be a timer to plug the nightlight into. The ones we've tried all make a humming or ticking sound that the kids find objectionable. --Robyn |
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"Robyn Kozierok" wrote:
I am looking for a night light that will automatically shut off after about half an hour. Didn't somebody post here once about a flashlight that you have to hold the switch down to keep it turned on? Would that help? Best, Ann |
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Ann Porter wrote: "Robyn Kozierok" wrote: I am looking for a night light that will automatically shut off after about half an hour. Didn't somebody post here once about a flashlight that you have to hold the switch down to keep it turned on? Would that help? No, not quite. I don't want him to actively be paying attention to it, or that will distract him from getting to sleep. I just want it to shut off once he does fall asleep. He does have a flashlight that has an auto-shut-off after a few minutes, but a) it's too short a time, and b) it makes annoying animal sounds! I did find a cool train toddler bed that has a built in auto-shut-off night light I'm not sure we're really going to spend $200 on a toddler bed... --Robyn |
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