Sleep and your sick child

When your baby is sick you will do anything to try to make them more comfortable. Illness often results in your baby waking frequently during the night.

Sleep safety

Sleep is most parents’ first separation from their baby. And for many this elicits anxiety. I am sure the scene of a mother crouching over her sleeping baby to hear if he is breathing ...

Sounds and smells for sleep

Meg Faure, Occupational Therapist with a special interest in sensory integration, looks at the important sensory features of a sleep zone, specifically, sounds and smells for sleep.

Baby Bedtime mistakes

As a parent, one of the biggest issues we have to deal with is getting our babies to sleep peacefully. If your baby does not sleep well, they can be difficult to cope with when they are awake.

Sucking: the secret to a good night’s sleep

In the search for a good night’s sleep you will find there are many sleep secrets to help you on your way. Meg Faure, Occupational Therapist and mother of two pacifier suckers and a thumb sucker looks

The best bedtime buddy system!

CRISIS!!! Emily has lost her ‘doodoo’ blanky – that’s what we call the faded, scrappy snip of a security blanket around which my toddler’s sleep revolves.