When you’re not getting enough sleep, you’re not going to function as you should. It really is that simple. It’s estimated we spend up to a third of our lives asleep, which sounds like a huge amount of wasted time. It makes more sense when you think of sleep as a gateway to being able…
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The Bedtime Tag
Read moreLike most parents I love my sleep and I can’t get enough of it. No, seriously, I really don’t get enough of it! I was tagged in the bedtime tag by from Johanna from Johanna Montana. It’s pretty simple and if you’d like to take part, please feel free. You just need to answer the…
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Hacks For Helping Your Little Ones Sleep Easier
Read moreEvery living creature needs to sleep; that’s a fact of life. When children are first born, it takes a time to get them into a sleep schedule. It can take babies time to understand that when it’s light we stay awake and when it’s dark we go to sleep. Sleep is vital for babies as…
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Before You Sleep: Book Review
Read moreEvery night I read our twin girls a bed time story. They love listening to the story each book has, and they really enjoy looking at the pictures, asking questions and using their imaginations to talk about what they can see on the page. Books are so important to us and our girls already have…
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Interior design tips to help your children get a good night’s sleep
Read moreYour child’s bedroom is primarily a space in which they should be able to get a good night’s sleep. For many children (and their parents), however, it’s also a highly personal space where young minds seek to investigate, experiment and explore broader horizons. Designing a bedroom for your children that prioritizes the value of a…
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Gro-Clock Review
Read moreGetting children to wake at a ‘reasonable’ time in the mornings is probably one of the biggest problems that every parent faces. I remember that for the first six months of our girls lives they slept all night without waking. I’d actually have to wake them to give them their bottle! I thought it was…
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How to Eat Your way to a Better Night’s Sleep
Read moreSleep is when your body repairs itself. From your muscles to your brain, you need those hours of unconsciousness to reset, reboot and recover from everything you’ve done each day. So why then is it sometimes so hard for your body to let you fall asleep? It seems strange that your body should fight you…
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Bedtime routines at two years old
Read moreIt’s been a long day. 6.30pm arrives. The girls are in their pyjamas, as am I! We make our way into the kitchen and grab a bottle of milk from the counter top. M is in daddy’s arms, whilst R is cradled in mine. We return to our front room. The blinds have been closed…
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Win a double mattress from Dormeo
Read moreWhen our twins were born, my husband and I invested in a super king size bed. A decision that has changed our sleeping habits for the foreseeable future. It means when our twins are ill and want a cuddle we have plenty of room in our bed. Although we always have one little girl in…