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Clocks going back? How the clock change can affect your health, and how to help your children manage it.
Cosy jumpers, colourful leaves and pumpkin-picking season are here! 🍂 Discover simple ideas for dressing your baby or toddler for autumn, plus lovely local days out and seasonal activities across Solihull, Birmingham and South Warwickshire.
Employers increasingly recognise the importance of supporting the wellbeing of their teams, but could they be overlooking one of the biggest contributors to poor sleep?
Choosing a nursery or childminder is an important step during your child’s early years. As parents, we all want a warm, caring and stimulating environment, but there is one area that is often overlooked when visiting settings.
If your baby is waking after a short nap but is happy, settled and sleeping well overnight, there may not be anything you need to change. However, if short naps are leaving your little one overtired and nights are becoming difficult, it is often a sign that some small adjustments could really help.
Within the Little Dreams Consulting network, we like to be clear about what we do. We do not use the term “sleep training”, because it sounds very much like training for a marathon or something big. Instead, we focus on teaching little ones independent sleep skills. This is a gentle and supportive process that helps children learn how to settle and rest confidently on their own. These learnt skills are not just short term solutions, they are lifelong skills that support healthy sleep as your child grows. Having said that, for the purpose of this blog, I will use the term “sleep training” as it is a phrase that many tired parents use and will be looking for when searching for help.
I am a firm believer in the power of sleep and the difference it can make to both children and their parents. When sleep is working well, it supports mood, behaviour, development and the overall wellbeing of the whole family.
This week, I wanted to make things a little easier for you and pull together some simple ideas for the Easter break. Whether you have a baby, toddler or school-age child, there are some lovely options locally to get you out of the house without it feeling like a big effort.
Starting nursery is a huge milestone. It is exciting, emotional and often exhausting for everyone involved. It is also very often the same time that you are returning to work, which brings its own emotional and practical challenges, so it can feel like a lot of change all at once.
A consistent bedtime routine is one of the most powerful tools we have when it comes to supporting good sleep for babies and children. In my experience, routines bring calm, predictability, and reassurance at the end of the day, which are all essential for helping children settle well at night.
