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Is your little one ready to drop a nap?

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Looking at our little one’s naps can be a huge focus for the first few years, from things such as ‘are their naps too short?’, ‘too long?’, ‘are they napping too much or not enough?’ – it can be all consuming. We then finally feel that we have got the nap timings nailed and it is all going well, and then we start to notice that things are changing again. This is when we have to prepare for what is often referred to as a ‘nap transition’ so this might be going from 3 naps per day down to 2, 2 naps to 1 and then (sadly!) the day when it goes from 1 nap to no nap!

Using white noise for your little one’s sleep

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. White noise is something which is mentioned a great deal when talking about sleep and especially the sleep of babies and young children.

It’s important to note that while white noise can help to settle your little one for sleep it often needs to be used alongside other approaches such as a pre-sleep time routine, which white noise can form a part of. Have a look at our other sleep blogs which include lots of information about sleep for young babies, sleep associations, early waking, naps and much more.

Sleep, BabiesRebekah Frankcom16 May 2021parenting, children, families, nanny, childcare, babies, sleep, baby sleep tips, baby sleep, white noise, pink noise, using white noise, weaning off white noise, white noise machines, white noise machine recommendations

1 in 3 teenagers have experienced sleep issues during lockdown...

Based on research carried out by Dreams. The pandemic has been difficult for everyone but teenagers have been really hard hit - at a crucial time in their development they have been isolated from friends and missed out on face to face education. In addition to that, some interesting research from Dreams has found that 68% of teenagers have struggled with poorer sleep health since the start of the pandemic. Dreams spoke to 2,000 teenagers aged 13 - 17.

How can I get my baby / toddler to nap for longer?

Written by Claire Burgess and Emily Darwell, Family Consultants. This blog will take you through what is considered a ‘short nap’, why not sleeping for long enough might be a problem and how you can help your babies and toddlers to sleep for longer!

Moving your child from their cot to a bed

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. The transition from cot to bed can happen anywhere between the ages of 18 months and 3 years old. My advice would always be that the closer you can get to 3 years old the better! Being closer to 3 they are more developmentally ready for this change and will have a greater understanding of the concept of being in a bed. By doing the transition at this stage it will usually go much more smoothly than doing it when they are very little.

Transitions, SleepRebekah Frankcom19 October 2020parenting, families, parenting tips, cot to bed, cotbed, transitions, moving to bed

‘Spring forward’ - how to prepare your child for the March clock change

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. The day when clocks change is coming up and it can always be a worry that this is going to have an effect, meaning all your hard work on getting a good sleep routine in place could be ruined. Fear not! There are some easy ways to keep this on track!

This blog specifically focusses on the clock change that we have in March, where we ‘spring forward’ and lose an hour…which none of us enjoy!

Other, Routines, Sleep, BabiesRebekah Frankcom12 October 2020parenting, families, clockchange, be prepared, routine, jet lag, body clock, black out blinds, night and day, light and dark, spring forward, March clock change, preparing for the clock change

Swaddling your baby

By Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Swaddling is often mentioned in the world of newborns and it can be hugely beneficial for some babies when they are first born.

Why should I swaddle my baby?

Swaddling is commonly used with the newborns for the first 3-4 months to help them with the transition from the womb, where they are lovely and cosy, to the big wide world which can make them feel quite vulnerable. The act of swaddling is thousands of years old and it is practiced with newborns becuase it helps to make them feel secure and contained, and helps to prevent them from waking up due to the startle (or Moro) reflex which is when their arms just fly up!

Babies, SleepRebekah Frankcom23 September 2020parenting, families, parenting tips, top tips, swaddle, baby sleep tips, baby sleep, sleep, safer sleep, baby swaddle, swaddling

Tricky sleeper? Sleep associations – the sleep habits we want to create!

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Is your baby or child tricky to get to sleep at bedtime? Do they have multiple wake ups during the night? Are they difficult to get to nap? If any of these things sound familiar, then this blog is for you!

When supporting parents with their children’s sleep there are lots of aspects that we need to look at including routine, their sleep environment and how you put your little down at bedtime and for naps. These points can often be the key pieces of information we need to look at in order to be able to help solve any sleep issues that you might be experiencing with your child.

Sleep and older children! The 3rd and final blog in our sleep series

Written by Claire Burgess, Family Consultant. Babies and sleep is a topic which is discussed a lot - it is expected that our youngest children won’t sleep well / through the night in their first few months, but often our older children can develop sleep issues for various reasons, which can leave parents at a loss as to how to resolve them!

SleepRebekah Frankcom12 June 2019parenting, children, families, nanny, childcare, sleep, chill time, fresh air

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