How to explain the importance of sleep to your child

Many children feel that the call to go to bed is the final punishment for the day.  As parents we think of sleep as a natural part of the day – just like having breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Taking the time to explain to your toddler why it is important to sleep, might just give [...]

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When your child is having nightmares

A nightmare is a scary dream.  Round about one out of every four children have a nightmare at least once a week.  Nightmares usually occur later in the sleep cycle.  You will probably wake up to your child’s calls for help between 4am and 6am. Children often have nightmares after physical or emotional events, when [...]

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