--- title: Netflix Tricks Kids Into Falling Asleep Early on New Years description: Netflix is launching six new countdown specials that can help parents tuck the kids in early on New Year's Eve. canonical: https://time.com/4164183/netflix-new-years-eve-2015/ author: Lisa Eadicicco article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-30T16:14:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:07:10.664Z article:section: Business og:title: Netflix Is Tricking Kids Into an Early Bedtime This New Year's og:description: How to use the streaming service's "countdown" og:url: https://time.com/4164183/netflix-new-years-eve-2015/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt940e2d90e7234ced/6988772fab6d7777726a7c65/carebearsnetflix.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: CareBearsNetflix og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Netflix Is Tricking Kids Into an Early Bedtime This New Year's twitter:description: How to use the streaming service's "countdown" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt940e2d90e7234ced/6988772fab6d7777726a7c65/carebearsnetflix.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Netflix Is Tricking Kids Into an Early Bedtime This New Year's  by [Lisa Eadicicco](/author/lisa-eadicicco/)  ## Lisa Eadicicco Dec 30, 2015 4:14 PM CUT  Netflix  by [Lisa Eadicicco](/author/lisa-eadicicco/)  ## Lisa Eadicicco Dec 30, 2015 4:14 PM CUT On New Year’s Eve, sometimes parents just want to relax, spend time with their significant other, or cheers to a toast with friends. But getting the little ones to sleep before the ball drops can be difficult — which is why Netflix is offering parents a tool that can help. The streaming service is launching [six new kid-oriented specials just for New Year’s Eve.](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netflix-finds-900-pm-is-the-new-midnight-this-new-years-eve-300197003.html "undefined") The new programs count down to “midnight” and feature characters such as Oona and Baba from _Puffin Rock_, Inspector Gadget, and Care Bears & Cousins, among others. The kids can choose which special they’d like to watch, and parents can choose to run the countdown at any time, even if it’s hours before _actual_ midnight. **Read more:** [8 Netflix tricks you just can’t live without](http://time.com/3600677/netflix-tips-hacks-tricks/ "undefined") Netflix launched a similar special last year in which King Julien, the lemur from _Madagascar_, welcomed children into the “new year” with his own countdown. Now, with a survey from Netflix indicating that 58% of parents worldwide are looking to tuck in the kids before midnight on New Year’s, the company has expanded that idea. Nearly half of parents in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia want to tuck their kids in by 9 p.m., according to Netflix’s research. 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