Our Yoto Mini has been an absolute game changer for our children at bedtime. Our 3 girls share a room. Every night at 8pm, they choose a Yoto story card for the 'stories' segment of their bedtime routine and I'll play it through the app, so my girls don't need the physical card for it.
"Sleep Radio" Night Alarm
I have an alarm set in the Yoto app for 8.30pm/ 8.45pm and the Yoto Sleep Radio comes on at the preset timings automatically. Through setting the alarm, I am able to automate and limit the duration of the bedtime stories. The playing of bedtime stories with the Yoto has become a huge motivation to get my girls going with their bedtime routine, because they are fully aware any dilly dallying on their part will shorten the time they get to listen to the stories.
The Mini will automatically power down after some time (set this in player settings) and my girls will already be asleep long before this happens.
"Wake with Jake" Morning Alarm
Our girls used to exit their bedroom if they were to wake early in the morning. It's no longer a problem now because we told them they could only come out of their room when Jake says "Rise and shine" 😂 My girls think this is very funny and I must say they have been very compliant! Simply set a morning alarm and choose the sound "Wake with Jake"