Trust me when I say that I understand bedtime can be hard going. I’ve been there! The end of the day can often indicate exhaustion on all parts, that is tired parents and a tired child or children! Even the mere thought of having to get another human into bed can make you want to surrender to the gods! Anger and frustration can build up, knowing that with every extra moment they are awake, the more tired and sleep deprived they become, only to go through it all again tomorrow!

For the first three months, newborns spend the majority of their time sleeping or feeding. They’ll have short periods of alertness as they adjust to life outside your womb. There are many steps to take towards the development of your baby’s self-settling ability. This is actually a skill your baby is born with! However, self-soothing is different. This life skill begins to develop from around 6-months old and continues to grow and strengthen throughout your baby’s life!

The time has come and you have decided to send your child to daycare. The decision to put your child into childcare is always a tough one. You may have just got your baby self-settling and napping well in a regular routine so understandably feel even more apprehensive about how beginning daycare may impact on your child’s sleep. It’s very normal, as a parent, to worry about how such a big transition is going to affect your baby or toddler and while you may notice some changes to sleep at home during the first few weeks, our little ones almost always surprise us by adapting quicker than we anticipate!