Spring is coming and with lighter evenings and shifting routines, sleep difficulties in children often resurface. If bedtime battles or nighttime fears feel familiar, this is a good moment to
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It is eleven o’clock at night. You have been up and down the stairs three times. Your child is still awake, still calling out, still not settling. You are exhausted.
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Your child is melting down again. They cannot focus at school. They are emotional, reactive, hard to reach. You have tried everything. But have you looked at their sleep? Not
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Every week I speak to parents who are convinced their child has ADHD. They have done the online questionnaires, read the articles, joined the Facebook groups. And sometimes they are
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Helping parents and children find deep, genuine sleep is something I care about enormously. I offer sleep consultations for exactly this reason, and I share plenty of sleep guidance here
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We spend roughly a third of our lives asleep. Developing healthy sleep habits genuinely supports a healthy, thriving life, and every child needs good sleep for healthy growth and development.
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Getting your child to snooze soundly isn’t just about a good bedtime routine, though that’s still the biggest piece of the puzzle. What’s happening on their plate earlier in the
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Self-control, in a nutshell, is your child’s ability to regulate themselves. A few everyday examples: waiting patiently in a queue, tolerating frustration, holding back an impulse, or planning ahead rather
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Following on why self-soothing matters, here are my practical steps for helping both babies and older children learn how to self-soothe and settle. It is important not to rush this.
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Self-soothing is an essential skill for your child to learn, both for getting off to sleep and for sleeping independently through the night. Whatever your child’s age, the goal is
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For many of you, your child sleeping in your bed may not be a problem, and it’s entirely up to you to decide when it is the right time for
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