‘Fall back’ clock change

On October 27th our clocks will go back an hour. “Fall back”, This means everyone gets an extra hour in bed, except us lucky ones that have little children! So if you have a child that usually wakes at 6:30am this will probably mean on Sunday they will be up at the...

Preventing Overtiredness

If there’s anything that can send your child’s sleep off the rails, if there’s an arch-enemy for sleep, it is, without a doubt, the dreaded condition of overtiredness. Kids, as with all people, have a natural rhythm when it comes to sleep. Our bodies secrete hormones...

Hungry before bedtime

Does your Toddler often tell you they are hungry before bedtime? My son does this to us ALL the time. It is common for toddlers to express that they are hungry when in fact they are tired and find it difficult to differentiate their feelings. Particularly true of boys...