Daylight Savings Guide
Spring has sprung! The grass is greener, trees are blossoming and the days are getting longer.
On Sunday 2 October 2022 daylight savings starts and our clocks spring forward one hour at 2.00am. The introduction of daylight savings brings anxiety to a lot of parents as the lighter evenings often make settling challenging!
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Do you have a Bedtime/Wind Down Routine?
Do you have a bedtime routine? Do you have a set of events that happens before you to bed, i.e. shower, brush your teeth, jump into bed and read a book before going to sleep? A bedtime routine is important for everyone! It helps switch mental gears, unwind and get ready for sleep.
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Navigating the end of Daylight Savings with ease!
On Sunday 4 April 2021 daylight savings ends here in NSW and our clocks go back one hour. So, what does this mean for our little ones? Making a plan to adjust your little one’s sleep routine takes time. Find out all about it here.
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The Forbidden Zone for Sleep
The forbidden zone occurs in the evening during the few hours before bedtime where it is nearly impossible to fall asleep. The wakeful period of the circadian rhythm dominates the homeostatic drive creating the ‘forbidden sleep zone’.
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Understanding Sleep Cycles: What Every Parent Should Know
Learn why understanding sleep cycles is key to improving your child’s sleep. Discover the stages of sleep, why children wake up at night, and how to help them transition smoothly.
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Sleep Associations – Positive or Negative?
A sleep association is where your little one is relying on outside influences to fall asleep initially or to resettle after each sleep cycle rather than settling or re-settling on their own.
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My Personal Sleep Training Journey with Twins
As a mum, I know only too well how important it is for everyone to wake up happy, well rested and be able to function throughout the day, and sleep training twins was a challenge! I am a proud mother of twins and a long-time lover of sleep, and I know only too well that two babies and sleep don’t alway go hand in hand. This is my personal sleep training story…
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