Ignite Imagination on the Go

How your Glüxkind stroller helps you to prevent the screen zombie trap

Are you concerned about screen time? Does it sometimes feel like handing your little one a phone is the only solution when you're out running errands and their patience runs thin? Are you searching for ways to entertain and distract them without relying on a screen—something that's always at your fingertips and impossible to leave behind?

We felt the same way!

That’s why Glüxkind’s smart strollers come with a built-in entertainment pack that evolves as your child grows. Let’s dive a little deeper into why we want to limit screen time and how built-in audio entertainment in our strollers can ignite creativity during your errands in the neighbourhood and improve nap time on the go.

Why is screen time bad?

Screen time—whether it's a TV, tablet, phone, or video game—can turn kids (and adults) into screen zombies, negatively impacting their eyes, brain, body, and relationships. Even tech leaders like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates famously limited screen time for their children, recognizing the risks. 

The Canadian Paediatric Society advises no more than one hour of screen time per day for kids aged 2-5, and none for those under 2. Excessive screen use has been linked to speech delays, poor sleep, lack of physical activity, anxiety, reduced creativity, increased aggressions, and lower social skills, turning kids into passive consumers rather than imaginative creators— all that during a time of their life where creativity is really at its peak.

Screen-Free Entertainment Matters More Than Ever

What if your stroller could help you break that cycle and establish audio as a key entertainment medium? Glüxkind’s strollers have built-in speakers that play stories, music, or even calming white noise. No extra device needed as you leave the house. Imagine the simplicity of keeping your child engaged without defaulting to screens, fostering their imagination and curiosity with every stroll through the park or around the neighbourhood. 

In the early days, white noise or lullabies help settle your little one and extend their naps in noisy environments. With audio entertainment onboard, your child can immerse themselves in enriching content without the need for screens. 

Whether it's an exciting audio adventure story, their favourite tunes, imagination meditation or calming white noise, stroller walks can become opportunities for imaginative play, learning, and quiet reflection—all while exploring the world around them.

Naptime on the Go: A Seamless Transition

Any parent knows the challenges of nap time while on the move. Our strollers with built-in audio can offer familiar cues, like specific songs or stories, to create a smooth transition to sleep, just as you would at home. This means fewer battles and more peaceful outings, as your little one settles down to the same comforting sounds they associate with rest, that help them drift off into dreamland, no matter where you are.

Escape the Screen Trap—Embrace the Power of Audio

Even educational content isn’t a magical cure. Studies show that screens aren’t effective learning tools for babies and toddlers. Young children learn best through face-to-face interactions and benefit most when parents co-view and engage with them.

The danger is that too much screen time can make kids reliant on entertainment, turning them into passive consumers rather than powerful imaginative creators. As a parent, be a role model! Exercise daily, eat well, limit mindless scrolling, and showcase good habits. Play games with your kids in the real world, encourage daydreaming, read books, and explore creative alternatives like the Majik Kids App.

Tell me more!

Majik Kids is dedicated to helping you raise empowered creators.

The Majik Kids App is packed full of magical audio stories, music, meditations and learning activities to inspire and ignite imagination for young minds. They offer audio content that supports critical thinking and positive life values, while developing skills for emotional regulation. 

Majik Kids is passionate about fostering imagination through screen-free entertainment that’s both educational and fun for the whole family, while honouring their community of talented artists, educators, and creators through their Fair Pay Publishing model!

Download the Majik Kids App (start a free trial)and watch your little ones transform from screen zombies to empowered, curious and confident creators!

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Bradley T. Morris (MAJIK KIDS: Author, Founder, Father):

Bradley T. Morris and his 8-year-old son, Sauryn, are the dynamic duo behind Majik Kids, a revolutionary Fair Pay Publishing and kids media company. Together, they've co-written 19 audio stories, 11 illustrated books, and 31 comedy commercials, with their first graphic novel in the works. Majik Kids gives artists 50% of the revenue they generate, offering mind-expanding audio stories, heart-dancing music, immersive meditations, beautifully illustrated books, and off-the-charts fun learning activities. They even built the most magical audio-only app for all your screen-free entertainment needs (which was Sauryn's idea).

Mastering On-the-Go Naps

How Glüxkind Simplifies Nap Time for Your Baby (and You)

As parents of little ones, we know that good sleep often makes the difference between thriving and surviving. As a mama of four, the owner of Sleep Baby Consulting, a daycare, and founder of the Lizzy Sleep app, I am spending nearly all my waking hours helping families achieve better sleep. 

The perfect nap

Wherever your busy life takes you, whenever your little one needs it.

For newborns especially, I typically focus on when a baby should be napping rather than where. While a bassinet or crib at home in a controlled environment is ideal, it’s not always practical for families who have to be out and about or have multiple kids. Good naps are still essential for a baby’s day and immensely contribute to their overall well-being, cognitive and physical development. Last but not least they give you as the parent a much needed break - whether that means getting some rest yourself or time to knock some things off your to-do list.

How do you combine these two things? How do you help your baby get good naps without being tied to your home?

The key is helping your baby have as ideal an environment as possible when sleeping on the go. Ideal means darkness, white noise, cool temperature, a safe space, and a comfortable flat surface. It’s not always practical, but the more of these you can do, the better you are setting your child up for success - and their success in sleeping directly translates into your success of taking care of yourself and your other priorities. For babies in the 'fourth trimester' (the first 3 months of their life), this might also mean rhythmic movement, reminiscent of the gentle rocking they experienced in the womb. Any parent whose kids seem to fall asleep so much easier while in the car or on a stroller walk can attest to this!

How can you create consistency while out and about?

The Glüxkind smart strollers are a wonderful tool to help parents create that ideal sleeping environment on the go or at home.

• The consistent, gentle movement available through the rock-my-baby feature is great for all babies but can be particularly beneficial for fussy babies who struggle to settle down. By providing a comforting and familiar sensation, the stroller can facilitate quicker and more restful naps. It can easily be turned on either via the Glüxkind app or simply with a push of a button on the handlebar of the stroller. The app lets you adjust the rocking movement from slow gentle swaying to quicker jiggles according to your baby’s preference.

• White noise machines have also become a staple in nurseries for good reason. They give babies signals for sleep while blocking out environmental noises. Having a white noise machine on the go creates a consistent auditory environment that can mask sudden, disruptive sounds like traffic, conversations, or barking dogs. With the white noise speakers integrated into the Glüxkind smart stroller, it offers a seamless transition from nursery naps to naps on the go. And it’s one less thing to remember when leaving the house and carry in your diaper bag. This continuity is key for maintaining sleep associations and routines, ensuring that the baby feels secure and comfortable, no matter where they are. If your little one has a specific song or story that cues them in for their nap, no problem - the bluetooth speakers will let you stream whatever content you wish to play for your child.

• Glüxkind’s strollers also offer a bassinet for newborns who can’t sit up yet in a chair. This is good for safe sleep and similar to a mini crib.

• As your child grows out of the bassinet, the stroller seat will continue to allow your baby to fully lay flat when taking their naps on the go.

• The extra large canopies on both the bassinet and toddler seat allow you to fully enclose the stroller to provide a darker environment while maintaining safety, breathability, and a cooler temperature to help your child sleep. You don’t have to try to jerry-rig a blanket over the stroller. Often, darkness is the difference between a single cycle nap (~30 minutes) and connecting multiple sleep cycles for a nap of an hour or longer.

The Glüxkind smart stroller is a great option for parents who are on the go and want to create ideal sleeping environments for their kids while reducing the number of things you have to bring with you when leaving the house or going on a trip.

Lizzy Sleep is free to download. Use referral code GLUXKIND at signup for discounts on premium offerings.

Credits: This Blog Post has been developed together with Ensley Nesbitt.

Ensley is the owner of Sleep Baby Consulting and Co-Founder of the Lizzy Sleep app. Her businesses focus on helping families achieve independent sleep for their kids in personalized ways. 

Why napping outside is great for your baby

How fresh air benefits your child and what you should keep in mind as we head into the colder seasons.

Recently Annie Samples, a Denmark-based American content creator and mom of four, shared a TikTok video showing seemingly abandoned strollers with sleeping babies all over Danish cities. The video went viral and left especially American moms in a state of shock and disbelief. Spoiler alert - parents don’t actually leave their babies completely unsupervised and often keep a baby monitor and thermometer inside the stroller.

It is a common practice in many Nordic and central European countries to leave sleeping babies and toddlers in their strollers outside of cafes or restaurants while parents head inside, sip their coffee and enjoy a break. It is a popular parenting advice to take kids outside for multiple hours every day despite the cold temperatures because “fresh air is good for babies.” But what EXACTLY does being outside do for your little ones sleep and development?

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Let’s look at exactly how GOOD fresh air is for little ones.

A Finnish study on sleep quality of babies outside during the winter months (mind you, outdoor temperatures ranged between -27 and +5 degrees C there) gathered parents’ experiences. Outdoor naps are taken for granted at least once a day and here are some of the benefits the majority of parents identified: 

LONGER naps

Napping outdoors increases the quality of sleep, enabling longer naps compared to indoors, resulting in more rested babies. The study found that cold temperatures actually help extend sleeping hours assuming the baby is dressed and bundled up appropriately.

HIGHER immunity

We’ve probably all heard “it’s too cold outside, baby will catch a cold”. It is a common misconception that cold air causes infections. In reality, bacteria and viruses cause infections. If your little one stays indoors during flu season, the same air circulates throughout the house, increasing the risk of spreading the germs. When babies nap outdoors with proper clothing, they may have fewer colds and higher immunity.

BETTER circadian rhythms

Longer exposure to natural sunlight will help your little one establish their circadian rhythm faster, leading to improved sleep cycles. (And parents LOVE reliable sleep cycles!)

A 2004 study found that babies who spent more time in the sunlight slept better than babies who didn’t. When babies get sufficient sunlight exposure especially during early afternoon periods, their bodies will produce melatonin at night, which will help them fall and stay asleep.

They NAP anywhere

The natural environment - chirping birds, the sound of the wind, rustling of leaves or even constant big city buzz - all helps your baby to fall asleep faster. It’s their natural white noise machine that encourages them to become aware of their surroundings and fall asleep to nature’s sounds. Eventually, they’ll develop the ability of being able to sleep anywhere as they start associating external stimuli as a cue to fall asleep.

ACCELERATED cognitive development

As previously mentioned, there are a lot of sounds surrounding us outdoors. Adding other sensory stimuli like the warmth of sunlight and feeling the wind on their skin makes for a lot of information your baby’s brain needs to process. It constantly creates new neural pathways boosting their cognitive, motor, and language abilities.

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Glüxkind infant bassinet is perfect for dreamy outdoor naps

If you have been following us for a while, you know that we are proud of our German roots. It is very common to take babies outside regardless of the weather conditions in Germany. For that and many other reasons, we designed our infant bassinet for the Glüxkind smart stroller to be the perfect companion for any weather, keeping your little one safe and comfortable.

You are wondering why you should get a bassinet? Check out the benefits in a previous blog post - some of them might really surprise you.

But what makes our Glüxkind infant bassinet so perfect for any weather? Here are the features for cold and hot weather and anything in between.
Smart design doesn’t always have to include technology to be super handy for your daily adventures.

Cold days

• Warm and cosy mattress protecting from the cold

• Extra padding inside the bassinet keeping the warmth inside

• Bassinet cover with extra padding that closes tightly with zippers

• Enough space for winter onesies, or other safe for sleep clothing underneath the cover

• Large canopy that can extend way down keeping wind outside while allowing sufficient ventilation

• Water resistant surfaces keeping light rain outside and your baby dry

Hot days

• Large canopy for extra shade and sun protection

• SPF 50+ rated fabrics

• One entire segment that can be opened up as a mesh segment allowing better airflow while still providing shade (see image)

• Integrated mosquito net folds out of canopy and closes tightly around the bassinet

• Special airflow opening at the front quarter of the bassinet (see image) for extra circulation while walking

• Secret vents integrated in the bottom of the bassinet that can be opened and closed as needed

The Glüxkind smart stroller “Ella” comes with the infant bassinet and toddler seat. With those products at hand you are set for great naps outdoors all year round. Remember what they say -  “fresh air is good for babies” - and they definitely do have a point.

It’s important to keep in mind that irrespective of where your baby sleeps, you should follow the AAP’s safe sleep guidelines.

Happy napping!
The Glüxkind family 

Post inspired by our friends from Cradlewise.