I recently went to the lovely new Kid’s Emporium in Hyde Park to check out Tommee Tippee‘s latest addition: The Gro Company, which believes passionately in safer sleep, better sleep. It turns out that all their products are helpful with getting your baby or little one to sleep (e.g. Grobag, Grolight, Grocomforter) but one very interesting one stood out for me. The Groclock has a system of stars that elapse over time so that if your kid wakes up during the night, he or she will know it’s still the middle of the night and not the right time to wake up yet.
Nicky and I have also been testing the product out at home. Nicky has a bad habit of waking up at 4am sometimes and it drives me crazy. It impacts on my day as I have to very “with-it” to cope with looking after little kids.
So the first time we used the GroClock he wakes up at 4am. The clock is set for 6:15am which is when I want him to wake up.
The next night, after detailed explanations about waiting till all the stars are finished I get a plaintive call at 6am – “Mom do I really have to wait till 7? (it being weekend I put it an hour later).
“No Nicky, at least you did not wake me at 4, so that is progress!” The next few days he has been good, honestly I don’t even mind 5am as I get up at 5:30 anyway, I am just trying to get away from 4am.
Some of the features of the Groclock are:
- Design of stars leading up to the sun.
- Option to include the digital clock or not. The child (especially if older) can learn digital time too.
- Stars go out one by one during the night to show passing of time.
- A key lock option to make sure that little hands don’t bring on the sun too early.
- An option to set two wake up times (weekend/weekday or morning/nap time).
- Optional alarm feature.
- Suitable from two years old.
Here’s a video of our own Samantha Curley-Young telling us more about it.
Other products on display I found interesting:
-Gro Anywhere Blind: a blackout blind for making sure your kid goes to sleep even if the sun is still shining, and which is great for travel. The adjustable sizing of the blind also means it can fit just about any window.
–Grobag which has all sorts of safety features to ensure safe sleep and is the only bag endorsed by the Lullaby Trust as it reduces the risk of SIDS.
–Groegg2 – which monitors the temperature of the room to within 1 degree of accuracy and also acts as a nightlight. I liked the feel of this egg – soft and pliable and the night light is a bonus too. The Groegg2 has a handy colour guide which translates to the weight of the material one should dress your baby in dependent on the temperature of your room.
–Grofriends – plays soothing music or white noise when your baby wakes up and cries. It has 4 different sounds and the Intelligent Cry sensor will activate your chosen sound if baby stirs or cries at night!
As you can see, all these products are designed so that both you and your bundle of joy both get a good night’s sleep.
The range is available at Baby City, selected Kid’s Emporium stores, selected Babies R Us stores and online from Charley’s Boxes, Takealot and Loot.
If you need sleep, these are some really good options for you.
Disclaimer: We were sent the GroClock for review.
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This would make such a nice addition to my baby’s nursery. Thank you for the comprehensive review 🙂
Ooh, would love to win this! <3
Wow I love this clock! Such a perfect clock for my daughter!
Wow, what an awesome idea!! Would absolutely love this for my little girl Londyne.
I would love to win this for my little girl!
I would love to win this for my almost 4 year old, he often wakes up at strange times of the morning asking me if it’s “wakey time” yet, and I have to show him that it’s still dark outside before he’ll go back to sleep!
Oh I need this for my kids! Wake up time most mornings is between 5am and 6h30am if we’re lucky.
AN AWESOME PRIZE!
May month is Celebrating mothers, so what better gift for my girl who just turn 5 months on the 8th May, making me part of this Celebration & a proud mother for the 1st time so this clock will help my Kiara to sleep well & make me look like the best mom ever as she will have the best sleeping Routine💞
Yes please, I’d love to win this clock! My 3yo has started waking at 5am and then comes through to my bed to chat. Not fun.
Absolutely love this innovative product!! The brand is so great for kids and pare ts alike
This is awesome
Sounds fascinating. I don’t have a toddler anymore, but we just came to the end of our co-sleeping journey as my 5-year-old moved into his own bedroom. Interestingly, he has been asking for his own alarm clock.
This week for the first time, he came to our bed in the early hours of the morning, saying he was afraid of the dark. Let’s nip this in the bud.
What amazing timing. This month I was planning to purchase a Groclock for our toddler who is going through a few sleep issues. Would absolutely love to win. Thanks SA Mom Blogs for the awesome competition!
This is amazing and I need it as my daughter wakes up at 4 each morning and is awake . I am so tired by mid day and so is she
I’d love to win this for Grace, we’ve just moved her to her room and we’re in desperate need of a night light
This is really amazing, wow 😎
This is exactly what I have been searching for. It is the perfect solution for both my son and daughter to help them get into a proper sleep routine.
I would love to win this for my nieces
Sounds really awesome! I’d love that too – currently get the 5:30am wake up and would be greeeeeeaaaaaat to get more sleep 😴
Oh my goodness!!! This would be amazing to win!! My 17 month old battles to sleep through the night. I have another on the way and this would really help me juggling two babies.
We use a phone time currently to tell her it’s not time to get up until she hears the noise. This would be perfect!!
Cara would love this clock!! Perhaps it will help her sleep in her own room through the night. Fingers crossed!
Wow, this is an incredible product! Would love to get one for my 2,5 year old who loves coming to our bed early in the morning!
I would love this for my nephew
Need this for my kids, gosh they early birds- me, not so much!!
I would love this for my daughter!!
As a Mom who loves her sleep (which Mom doesn’t!) with a little toddler who also likes early wake ups this clock would come in handy!
The other products also look innovative.
Thanks Heather, keep up the interesting posts.
Would be such an amazing prize for my 8 week little girl 💛 we love Tommee Tippee
This would be Amazing for my son! He has been wanting his own alarm clock since he started grade 1 this year and we also have the problem of him waking up at the crack of dawn when he should still be sleeping! What an awesome product!
Great idea to teach toddlers when it’s time to get out of bed. We need this as sometimes the 5am wake ups are way to early.
This would be amazing for my little boy that battles to fall asleep and is scared of the dark.