Bedtime Hero Reviews

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4.6 out of 5 stars (based on 40 reviews)
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Completely resolved

February 8, 2026

Bedtime Hero user

Greatly improved

January 18, 2026

Bedtime Hero user

Improved drastically

November 3, 2024

Bedtime improved drastically after first day using the program and is still going strong months later. The 10 minute check was a real game changer.

Utkatie

Such a simple and amazing program!

October 6, 2024

I was DESPERATE when I stumbled across this program in the middle of the night. My 6 year old who has never been a great sleeper had fallen into a pattern of not wanting to go to sleep and waking up 1-2 times a night for a few months “scared”. I was willing to try ANYTHING. The program worked almost immediately! We set an original goal of 7 nights in a row. After a few trial nights she slept until night 6. Then we reset with the intent of a small prize at the end of the week. She was successful! The next time we increased it to 14 days and have added on each time since then. So in the last 45 days she has slept all night at least 40 of them. It’s been amazing and she loves it!

Michelle A

Response from ShrinkinaBox

She’s a true BEDTIME HERO! Thank you so much for taking the time to submit your experience.

– All the best, Dr Lauderdale.

Transformational

July 4, 2024

2 years of extended bedtimes – usually 2 hrs of coming out and arguments. Now back to what an averagely good child would be like. Very grateful!

nmmg2

Helpful content

June 4, 2024

The program seemed to work well for my 6 year old son, especially rating his fear of sleeping downstairs in his room in his own bed. He is still sleeping on a cot in our upstairs spare bedroom outside of the room my husband and I sleep in, but we are working slowly to getting him back in his own bed sleeping independently.

amanda

Game changer

April 14, 2024

Our son was told a ghost story 18m ago. Since then he was scared to be alone and espcially at night would not sleep unless one of us was with him in the room. Every night he would get up and come into our bed. We tried all sorts of rewards and punishments and techniques to resolve it. We found shrinkinabox on the internet and gave it a go and it has made a huge difference.

Our son became motivated to improve the situation himself and was excited by the “money back guarantee” which made him confident that it would work.

The material is given in a way that gives kids confidence because it is direct and a professional third party speaking. He now comes to our bed rarely and is able to go to sleep by himself. We still come in every 15mins to check on him but it is huge improvement and his mood and energy have increased as a result.

Ossie

Highly recommend this programme

April 7, 2024

Huge increase in confidence going to sleep on their own even if she has a bad dream she has been able to settle herself after waking from the dream. Our daughter has been sleeping with one of us for nearly a year and the change in her after one session was massive. She was initially not sure about taking part in the sessions but she has been able to use the technique to help her sleep on her own in her own bed something we didn’t think was going to happen again anytime soon. Thank you so much! I would highly recommend this programme to anyone whose child is experiencing difficulties sleeping on their own.

Marthalovesbedtime

Confidence

March 10, 2024

My 6-year-old is feeling confident about sleeping alone after 2 weeks of using the program.

merpo40

Confidence Level 9 out of 10

March 4, 2024

Our son was not falling asleep and coming into our bed. He slept through the night last night and has stayed in his bed every night since starting the program last week.

laurenig

More confident after 1 week

February 9, 2024

He wants to be more confident. Slept through an entire night in his own bed.

amarieostley

Able to fall asleep by herself

January 29, 2024

My daughter goes into bed by herself and is able to fall asleep! It has been only 1 week since we started the program.

Ejhoffma

Level of confidence is 9 out of 10

January 22, 2024

After using the program for 1 week she seems more confident and less fearful.

LaurenB

Falling asleep easier

December 17, 2023

After only 1 week falling asleep easier by self. Was afraid of the dark, but now feels good about “sleeping all night by myself”.

Jacki

Optimize for phones

November 17, 2023

Level of anxiety was 10 out of 10 at the beginning but after 2 weeks it dropped to only 1 out of 10. His confidence about sleeping alone has improved dramatically. However, the program would be better if it could be optimized for cell phones.

LRain

Response from ShrinkinaBox

Thank you for your comments. The program has now been optimized for mobile phones.

Instant Success

October 26, 2023

Slept through every night since starting the program 1 week ago. It was an instant success, Thanks.

Nurture

No longer afraid of the dark

October 16, 2023

My son is sleeping in the dark. He is not using a TV anymore to sleep and he has allowed us to turn his white noise machine really, really, low. I think this is a great program. My husband and I tried so many different things and nothing seem to work. After doing just the first module my son made a huge change, though I know it is still a work in progress.

Thefurys3

Great Program

September 26, 2023

My daughter is 7 and used to be a good sleeper but then would be frantic about something some nights and it was a nightmare getting her to feel safe in her bed. After only a couple of the modules we saw a major improvement and since she led the way, we discovered things she was afraid of that she wasn’t able to vocalize to us. I can’t say she uses the strategies every night but the 10 minute check in for her was the key I think. We still have work to do, but it’s been a huge improvement.

Yvette

Falling asleep easily

August 11, 2023

My child’s high level of anxiety about intruders was 8 out of 10 initially, but after only 3 weeks was feeling totally confident about sleeping alone and is now falling asleep easily.

Zwalk87

Able to work through anxiety

June 21, 2023

After 8 days of using the program my child’s anxiety level dropped from a 9 (out of 10) with tears at bedtime to only 1 out of 10 and now feels totally confident about sleeping alone. This has been a great help!

Cfilipia

Completely resolved

March 20, 2023

Thank you so much for creating this program and keeping it affordable for families. It truly helped my 11 year old son! When we went through the program our son even picked “going to the water park” as his positive experience before he heard the example. He felt understood. We love how it targeted exactly what he needed and how it did it so effectively. (Feel free to use as a review)

Mdunsmoor

Sleeping in own bed after 2 weeks

January 8, 2023

Sleeping in own bed, much more confident, able to go back to sleep on own. Puts self back to sleep sometimes. Started the program 2 weeks ago. Level of confidence about sleeping alone is now a 9 out of 10.

lfisher

Thank you for such a wonderful program

December 21, 2022

My daughter feels a lot more confident and happier about her room, and being in it by herself. She used to never sleep in her room by herself, but she’s now sleeping alone and waking up during the night to come and see me. However, I know that she will eventually be able to soothe herself back to sleep.

FH

More confident after 1 week

December 13, 2022

More able to talk him through the going to bed routine and create confidence in his ability to be alone at bedtime.

mschwi1

Amazing Results!!!

November 8, 2022

My 9yo daughter was having an escalating issue with not sleeping through the night over 3 months. She got to the point that she would stay awake until about 11pm in her room until she passed out asleep and then woke up at 3am and stayed awake. She was too scared to go to sleep. We did one session from Bedtime Hero and she slept 10 hours the first night! We finished the entire program and she hasn’t had an issue since. She has moments of fear and apprehension, so we take 5 minutes to review some of the things we’ve learned (like tapping into the power inside of her, visualization, etc,) and she rolls over and goes right to sleep. A life changing program!

Sheshopsforless

Completely resolved

October 26, 2022

Bedtime Hero was very helpful. I recommend this program.

dthorsson

Seems to be effective

October 23, 2022

Less nervous at bedtime. After 3 weeks of using the Full Program his level of confidence about sleeping on his own is 10 out of 10!

Dorinaksmith

Great improvement

August 8, 2022

mcrandel

Greatly improved

March 21, 2022

Talking about my child’s fears and expectations for bedtime with this program helped him work through what he needed to do/change. The guides and the suggestions in the course were very helpful. He now has no fear at all.

Emily Dowdle

Massive difference in a short space of time!

December 9, 2021

I was sceptical about Bedtime Hero but I was also desperate. Our 11yr old was TERRIFIED to sleep in her own room. Her imagination was wild and she imagined all sorts of horrors lurking in her room. She would only sleep in our bedroom.

After many a google search, I decided to give Bedtime Hero a go. It made such a massive difference in such a short space of time!

Our daughter now sleeps in her own room every night, she has no fears of being alone at night. I am so pleased with the program, I will recommend it to anyone who’s child is terrified to sleep alone.

Nicolajam595