I have heard from someone else that it can become an addictive sleep primer.
The other tip I forgot, is that they need to be full of food. If they are very tired/irritable and not going down, offer their 3 favourite foods + some milk. After eating their fill, this should trigger a whole bunch of sleepiness.
6 bonus days of being with mum, is what I’m going with.
If they are obviously tired, but fighting to stay awake, a short trip in the car usually works in 5-10 minutes. I had a rough bitumen road route all mapped out until it was resurfaced.
I’ve heard the washer on spin cycle can work, but that is probably for younger ages who can’t climb out of a bassinet.
The push to stay awake usually comes from having other people over or some high interest event happening. I black out as many windows as possible and turn off all lights. You can try the same music, prior to bedtime, as a sleep-cue, like a Riff-Raff etc. Try playing a technical monotone podcast or DIY-vid audio, might work.
Sleeping with mum or dad’s worn shirts can help, providing a comforting scent etc.
When lying down in the same room, playing a game of “I’m going to get to sleep first” can often start things off on the road to sleepytown.
Good luck zzzz (c:
Firefly
The Expanse
28 Days (zombo series of movies)
Spiral (French police series)
Chefs (French restaurant series)
Build it in a fire-brick tunnel enclosure, with slow release CO2 , or IR light attractant.
Numpty Physics (solve puzzles by drawing lines, physics Sim)
Powder Toy (falling sand game)
Box Stacker (add Tetris pieces to solve physics puzzles)
And I’ve been getting into the Glitch mini-game in luanti(minetest)
Yes, it is worth getting into video games. Mental quickness, friends, and less Alzheimers are some benefits.
People in this post are making excellent recommendations for quality commercial games.
I can recommend starting out in videogames, by getting into Free Software (Libre) games.
Libre Games cost nothing, have no spyware, and usually have positive, helpful, DIY focused communities.
Here is a post I made that lists a few of my favourite free games on desktop and mobile.
https://lemmy.world/post/20786563
If any on this list are too difficult or hard to set up, just skip.
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Historical note
The Fool’s Errand game, from 1987, sold very well with women gamers. Over 50% IIRC.
It is a tricky puzzle game with Tarot Card theming and an excellent sense of humour.
Fool’s Errand is not Free Software though, and way out of print. It could probably be emulated on a device that you have, PC or phone.
The one we didn’t know we needed!
Love it. (c:
Consider donating to an archive.org mirroring effort in a seperate jurisdiction/country.
Is this happening?
Trisquel is a fully ‘Free as in freedom’ distro.
Zero telemetry now or in the future.
Ubuntu based, so large FLOSS package repository.
Mate UI, simple user friendly layout.
* You will need hardware that works with fully free hardware drivers (for printer, WiFi, GPU etc). Drivers with binary-blobs are not included, due to potential security risks or spyware.
Test your hardware with a bootable USB.
Action Quake 2 - AQ2
An online 90s FPS
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Card game - Simplicity and depth, exceptional gameplay. Best at 2P.
For relearning all school-level maths and terminology,
has very concise explanations of maths concepts.
The Austra-Zealand Union is what we should be looking at. Sure, the accent will take a hit, but we will be unstoppable in sports.
Weaveworld was huge when it came out. Great and Secret Show is good too.
For a quality horror experience, read the short story Dread, from The Books of Blood II collection.
No spoilers, read it cold.
you can put down buildings while on pause.
Now this! is a pro-tip. Thanks!
Ayyy, love Brad Sucks! Listened to this tune 50 or 100 times. :D
Up there with other nice CC artists like Grace Valhalla, or Professor Kliq.