![]() I have 2 toddlers. My daughter, Sophie, is 3 years old, and my son, Xander, just turned 2. So needless to say, bed time in my home can turn into a sticky situation rather quickly. Especially lately. You see, we all came down with whatever mutant cold/flu virus has been going around, and this has greatly disrupted everyone's sleep schedules. The babies had such a hard time sleeping because once they laid down, they started coughing. So of course they woke up and were absolutely miserable, and I woke up to care for them. To be completely honest, I am still running on very little sleep because 3 weeks of illness has really wreaked havoc on our internal clocks! Rather than falling asleep at decent, normal hours, the kids have become night owls. I have been trying everything to encourage them to go to sleep at a more acceptable time. That's why I was so excited to learn about Shushybye Baby. On Sunday, January 27, BabyFirst, America’s television destination for parent-child interactive entertainment will debut the new season of its popular music-centric series Shushybye Baby. (BabyFirst is available on DirecTV, Dish Network and Comcast.) About Shushybye: Shushybye is an original preschool entertainment and lifestyle brand, encompassing a national television series, national radio show, Video On Demand programming, series of bedtime storybooks, toys and plush dolls, music CDs, DVDs and sleepwear. Shushybye is all about dreams…dreams made especially for children by the Shushies who live in Shushybye villages such as Nap Valley, Snore Shore and Slumber Heights. But children have to go to bed on time in order to get their Shushybye dreams (i.e. when Mommy tells them!). Children make their Dream Wish before they go to sleep. The Shushies make all their dreams then place them in Dream Boxes. Conductor McCloud puts the Dream Boxes on the Shushybye Train and transports them to children as they fall asleep on time. Do My Kids Like It? I admit, this is our first experience with Shushybye. I had never heard of this series before! (We don't watch a whole lot of TV, so I am horribly behind the times in some respects!) So one evening, I popped it into the DVD player, and my toddlers instantly sat nicely and watched...and watched...and watched some more. While there is a lot of music, much performed by rock stars like the late Davy Jones, and upbeat fun, the stories are all centered around bedtime, and by the end of the episodes, sleep is encouraged. (Hooray!) Are my kids magically falling asleep as soon as the Shushybyes come on? Well, no. Of course not. But they do settle down and pay attention, and with a blankey and a stuffed toy in their arms, it definitely helps to set the mood for bedtime, especially on nights when they're resistant to the idea! They really like Shushybye, and I am so glad we've discovered them! How to Connect: Win It ! I am thrilled to announce that one lucky reader will receive a Shushybye Baby DVD Box Set! How cool is that?!
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37 Comments
gina s
1/30/2013 04:35:09 am
We read books before bed (storytime).
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Janet W.
1/30/2013 06:15:36 pm
By making it a routine and my grandson knows what to expect.
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Sacha Schroeder
1/30/2013 07:16:49 pm
Follow a routine - bath, books, cuddle, bed. And I start early cause it never goes as planned. :)
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Jackie
1/30/2013 08:54:59 pm
My daughters are older now, but when they were younger we always read books before bedtime.
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Sherry Compton
1/30/2013 09:41:06 pm
We set a number of books for our grandkids to pick out then read and cuddle together before bed.
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Julie Thompson
2/1/2013 03:16:26 am
we made sure that there was a good solid routine supper and then and hour later a nice warm bath and I would read 1-2 books and sing a song to them and if they had any thing they wanted to talk about we did it before I read the books because I start reading it is quiet time nothing more then yawning is allowed and a sound of a good night kiss
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Jennifer Rogers
2/1/2013 04:04:42 pm
Bath time and reading and the same time every night!
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Sherry Compton
2/2/2013 08:58:09 pm
A little cuddle time helps.
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April
2/3/2013 03:39:55 am
Routine and story time!
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Jenny Stanek
2/3/2013 12:30:53 pm
Every night, my daughter reads to us and then we read 1-2 books to the kids!
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Edna Williams
2/4/2013 12:12:44 am
We read books, and I start early.
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Stacey Roberson
2/4/2013 12:03:48 pm
I usually give my guy a few toys to play with before he sleeps.
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emily l
2/4/2013 02:09:09 pm
We do prayers and songs together every night. :)
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Renee Walters
2/7/2013 06:15:18 pm
Routine, story time and my fingers crossed!
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steve weber
2/8/2013 04:55:32 pm
read books and pray.
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Stephanie Larison
2/10/2013 11:15:31 am
Cuddling up before bed, she falls right to sleep.
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Nicole Bear
2/12/2013 02:39:38 pm
Bath, bottle, and sometimes a book, then rock her to sleep.
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holly
2/14/2013 04:48:32 am
we have bath time, books, then cuddle before bed :)
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Natalie Nichols
2/15/2013 01:13:10 pm
Have a routine. That's the most important thing you can do.
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Kim Burnett
2/19/2013 03:57:56 am
We read books before bed
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leanne hill
2/19/2013 09:23:58 am
I give him a nightlight and read a book
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Kathy Davis
2/21/2013 10:35:38 pm
My RB name is Kathy Newsom Davis.
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Sherry Compton
2/22/2013 05:09:08 am
Reading before bed.
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Lisa R
2/22/2013 05:27:22 pm
Storytime before bed
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Karen
2/23/2013 04:21:29 am
Stories, and she gets a daddy piggy back ride in. She loves the routine.
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Susan Smith
2/23/2013 11:07:00 am
We read before bed.
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Jill Myrick
2/23/2013 11:15:19 am
I read to my children til they become sleepy.
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Edna Williams
2/24/2013 05:58:38 am
We read books and cuddle together before bed.
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nadya Kotik
2/24/2013 06:09:26 am
I warn about sleeptime with a timer. Then I read a story, give a healthy snack and pray/read Bible. Thanks
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Lisa
2/24/2013 01:13:06 pm
read books and play music afterwards
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Susan Elaine Broughton
2/24/2013 06:09:04 pm
I;m entering this to win it for my nephew. When my daughter was smaller we would always explain that we read one book then it was bedtime and after a few times doing that she went onto sleep and have never had any problems with sleep
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Allison
2/25/2013 02:30:08 am
3 books! 3 lullabies
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Ed Nemmers
2/25/2013 03:21:45 am
We talk about the day and then read!
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Gianna
2/25/2013 10:32:53 am
I could use some tips on that too!
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