
The challenge: Danica can't wind down at bedtime. It takes hours to fall asleep and everyone ends up frustrated.
What most platforms give you - 100% generic
5 Bedtime Tips for Kids with ADHD
- 1Establish a consistent bedtime routine every night
- 2Limit screen time at least 1 hour before bed
- 3Try a white noise machine to block distractions
- 4Keep the bedroom cool, dark, and quiet
- 5Consider melatonin — talk to your doctor
- 6Use a visual schedule to set expectations
- 7Praise your child for following the routine
Works for some kids. Not built for yours.

What Dawn builds for Danica
Danica's Bedtime Wind-Down Routine
Built by Dawn · For Danica · Starting 2 hours before lights out
7:00PM — START THE SENSORY SHIFT
I'd begin winding things down here — not with rules, but with her body. Have Danica feed Luna. She knows this is her job and she's proud of it. That ownership matters for her nervous system right now.
7:15PM — HEAVY WORK WINDOW
Her body needs to work before it can rest. 10 minutes of heavy work — wall push-ups, carrying a laundry basket, or a wheelbarrow walk down the hallway. This tells her nervous system it's safe to slow down.
7:30PM — SCREENS OFF
Because she's already moving, the transition is easier here. Keep it matter-of-fact: "Heavy work time is done, screens are done too."
7:40PM — CHORES AS REGULATION
Brushing teeth and the Waterpik are deep pressure input around her mouth. Slow, repetitive movement. Her body loves this.
7:55PM — DEEP PRESSURE AND SPECIFIC PRAISE
Get the weighted blanket on her. Then tell her specifically what she did well — not "good job" but "you did your heavy work without being asked and that was a big deal."
8:05PM — KOALA MOON
Put on Koala Moon and have the weighted sleep mask ready. The blanket and mask together give her the full-body input her nervous system needs to finally let go.
Danica's clinical profile
What Dawn is drawing from
Every recommendation above traces back to something Dawn knows about Danica specifically.


