The streaming service has teamed up with DreamWorks Animation with the objective of helping parents lull their restless children to sleep. It’s a new series with, you guessed it, five-minute episodes.
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Watch the trailer for Netflix’s “5 Minute Favourites” below. Those in the United Kingdom often resort to bribery to try to lure kids to sleep, with a third of parents there reporting that it’s one of the quickest ways to get their kids into bed, using tactics such as snacks or the promise they can stay up later on weekends. Behold, they even released a helpful infographic to break things down. Because of this, American parents spend upwards of 19.3 minutes getting the kids to bed every night. The company found that children ages 2-5 spend 32 hours per week in front of a TV, and kids ages 6-11 spend about 28 hours a week in front of the TV. But now, Netflix are giving parents and guardians a clever way to work around these tactics. About 61% of parents in countries like the US, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia, Brazil and Mexico admitted that their kids made use of creative stalling tactics to avoid going to bed.
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Putting children to bed can quickly turn from a simple daily activity into an all out war. And if you try to give them the hard line on bedtime, those pint-sized Henry Kissingers will outline a 10-point plan for why they should get to stay up, and incidentally, why ice cream actually helps calm them down. Kids, parents and caregivers will also be able to scan through row after row of movies and TV shows organized by easy-to-understand genres like superheroes, princesses, dinosaurs and girl power, featuring clear and simple descriptions of each title. In 2015, Common Sense Media awarded six Netflix original series the Common Sense Seal for TV, an honor recognizing standout new TV series and specials that offer unique or exceptional media experiences for families with kids ages 2 to 17.
