Our Childrens Bedroom

The Smart Switch That Saved Our Sleep

My son used to wake up in the middle of the night, flip on his bedroom light to go to the toilet — and boom — full brightness.
By the time he got back to bed, he was wide awake and couldn’t fall asleep again.

So I decided to get a little clever with our smart switch.

Now, between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., if he turns his light on, it automatically dims to just 10% — enough to see, but not enough to jolt him awake. It also turns itself off after 5 minutes.
During the day, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., it switches to 100% brightness and stays on for 30 minutes before turning off automatically.

This tiny automation has made a huge difference.
He’s no longer fully woken by a bright light at night, and if he forgets to turn it off — no problem, it takes care of itself.

Now I don’t have to think about it at all. Just set it once... and forget it.