Sleep is imperative to a toddler’s development. To ensure your toddler grows bright and healthy, a good 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night is recommended. So to make sure your young one gets ample shuteye, use these safety products that help promote a secure and relaxing sleep.

Baby Safety Monitors

Panicking over your precious one is not only stressful, it is also unhealthy. Hence, a baby monitor is one toddler safety product you need to have. With this gadget, you need not worry about your toddler’s whereabouts. Baby monitors are equipped with transmitters, receivers and sensor pads that faultlessly watch your little one’s actions. You can monitor your toddler day and night, whether you need to leave home for work, do grocery shopping, make lunch, do the laundry, clean the house, tend the garden or sleep. You get to continue doing your daily activities while at the same time ensure your toddler’s well-being.

There are 4 different types of baby monitors you can choose from. The following are:

Audio Baby Monitors

Known as the classic baby monitor, audio baby monitors are economical electronic gadgets that usually consist of a battery operated transmitter and receiver units used by parents or caregivers to listen to a toddler’s activities through his breathing. This enables the carers to easily identify signs of waking, crying and so on.

Movement Sensor Baby Monitors

Similar to the device used in pediatric hospitals, a movement sensor baby monitor detects the lack of movement of a toddler. The monitor is mounted under the mattress of your toddler’s bed and because its sensor is very sensitive, it can instantly pick up the slightest twitch of your toddler. Once the monitor does not sense a normal movement within 20 seconds, it will transmit an electronic alarm to the parents’ portable unit. These gadgets are battery operated and are made from durable hard plastic for extra sturdiness.

Video Baby Monitors

As the name implies, these are monitoring devices that use video and images to watch over a toddler. These baby surveillance cameras feature a webcam which show pictures to parents by plugging the receiver into a TV. Or, you may also integrate the cam to the internet so you can watch your toddler even when you are away from home. These baby cams also have night-vision features, perfect for bedtime surveillance. Just simply switch it to night mode and you can view your toddler using the front part of the camera.

Wired and Wireless Baby Monitors

Wired monitors have to be installed which can be inconvenient especially if you have a small space since you need to run the cables around the house. But, they are very reliable since there are no chances of any outside interference. Wireless monitors are more flexible to use, you can place them anywhere in the house but expect interferences to occur.

Toddler Bed Rails

Bed rails or secure safety rails keep your toddler from rolling out of his bed and hurting himself. Toddler bed rails are easy to attach and adjust to the side of the bed. A folding bed rail is more practical to use since it easily folds down when you need to attend to your little one. If your toddler is very active and loves to crawl down his bed, wooden bed rails are more efficient. Make sure bed rails have padding’s and do not contain sharp edges.

Wearable Blankets

Traditional blankets can be hazardous for your toddler. With all the twitching he does in his sleep, blankets can cause suffocation once his body gets trapped under it. Wearable blankets or halo sleep sacks are safer options to use that are also widely recommended by doctors. It is worn together with his pajamas, similar to a form-fitting sleeping bag which promotes safer sleep. Since it is a stay-put type blanket, it reduces the danger of re-breathing (carbon dioxide inhalation). Plus, sleep sacks secure a snug fit so you can be sure your toddler can still comfortably move around.

Nightlight

A new sleeping bed can cause discomfort so a little reassurance is necessary especially when your toddler wakes up in the middle of the night. Nightlights are great bed companions to children. A fun-shaped nightlight that displays colors and images supply a calming glow to your toddler’s room eliminating his fear of the dark. A nightlight that plays lullabies also helps your toddler feel at ease helping him go back to sleep in no time.