Parenting Blog

How to Help Your Child Sleep Before the Babysitter Arrives

Is bedtime a battle when someone new is coming to watch your child? You're not alone. Many parents find their little ones struggle to settle when a babysitter is due. Fortunately, with the right bedtime routine, you can help your child feel calm, safe, and ready for sleep.

9 Ways To Prepare Your Children For When The Clocks Go Forward

Not long now until the clocks are go forward because of daylight savings. Here's how to cope if you're worried it will affect your child's bedtime and sleep routine.

The Best Ways to Stop Children Being Afraid of the Dark

Whether it’s monsters under the bed, or the bogeyman at the window, small children have a propensity to have one major fear in common: the dark.

How to Get Kids to Sleep in the Hot Summer Months

With the long light evenings and when temperatures rise, it can be really hard to get children to sleep in the summer months. Check out our guide for more peaceful nights.

How Much Sleep Do Kids Really Need?

Bedtime routine is essential, yet children's sleep patterns can become erratic - sometimes seemingly out of the blue. We uncover the truth and the requirements on how much sleep kids really need.

10 Most Popular Bedtime Stories for Kids

With 50 years' experience of reading magical bedtime stories to sleepy children, we've come to know which ones are the favourites.  Here's a list of our top 10 bedtime stories to keep children happy.

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