The beginning of any new year at school, nursery, pre-school can be really tiring for children – but this year even more so. Children have been away from their care settings, their friends and other familiar adults for six long months – so heading back for a new year is a big step for them.…
On Sunday 29th March, all clocks in the UK will ‘spring forwards’ by one hour to begin British Summertime. The clock-change this year seems to have crept up on us, hidden in amongst all the other big changes going on around us. But don’t worry, I’ve chosen three different techniques to get you through this change with…
I spend most of my time giving sleep tips for children aged under 6, but I frequently have parents asking for suggestions of how they can improve their sleep too. Here are my sleep tips which are suitable for all adults to follow. However, these are particularly relevant to parents of poor sleepers, who find their own sleep limited and fragmented by their child’s sleep challenges.
If you have a very alert child or an anxious child, they may have more difficulty in calming down or relaxing for sleep at bedtime. This can show up in lots of different ways including difficult behaviour, pressing for arguments, asking lots of questions that haven’t been important until bedtime, tears and tantrums, or making…
On Sunday 31st March we will moving our clocks forwards by one hour in the UK to begin British Summertime. The clock-change this year falls on Mothering Sunday (yep, we lose an hour of sleep on Mother’s Day – thanks!) Aside from the rubbish timing this year, some parents worry that losing an hour…
A really common issue that I often see in the children I support is over tiredness. It can build up really easily, it can sometimes be hard to spot, and it can have a huge effect on your child’s day and night time behaviours. What happens when over tiredness strikes? If your child becomes…
Next Sunday (28th October) everyone in the UK is due to move the clocks back by an hour at 2am to mark the end of British Summertime (Daylight Saving Time). This small shift is dreaded by almost two thirds of parents with young children, as they worry what to do with their child’s sleep schedule…
Here at The Sleep Sanctuary, I’m so pleased to have contributed to these national articles on the cause of rising child sleep issues and the lack of support for families facing challenges. It’s great to have been quoted in both of these national publications and to have contributed to the ongoing public health debate.…
The beginning of a new year at nursery, pre-school or school can really have an affect on many children and before you realise it, overtiredness can creep in. The really frustrating thing is that overtiredness can set of a vicious circle and spiral downwards. Because your child is tired, they have poor quality sleep, waking…
For us, this summer has been a fantastic blur of sunshine, long lazy days, paddling pools and beach trips. But we are now hurtling back towards the new school year with great speed, and that can only mean one thing – back to reality! For lots of families, the summer holidays provide a welcome break…