bedtime routines

Changing our bedtime routine made our evenings so much easier – and here’s why

Changing our bedtime routine made our evenings so much easier – and here’s why

Even before becoming a parent myself, I had heard many horror stories about bedtime with kids. Kids who wouldn’t sleep. Hours or hours of negotiations. Kids who woke up a million times every night. tears, tantrums, drama, drama, drama. But funnily enough, having now been a parent for a decade, I kind of think bedtime […]

4 years ago

Paediatrician says children should ‘share a bed with mum’ until the age of three

Paediatrician says children should ‘share a bed with mum’ until the age of three

Despite never really having given it much thought before having children, I more or less ended up co-sleeping with both my babies for the first few years of their lives. This wasn’t really a conscious decision or something I had considered at all, really, but rather something that just happened organically as I soon realised […]

5 years ago

8 parents share the strangest bedtime requests their kids have made

8 parents share the strangest bedtime requests their kids have made

There’s nothing more adorable than a toddler sleeping peacefully. But, sometimes, it can take what feels like all your energy and effort to simply get them to nod off. From getting out of bed a million and one times just for extra hugs to needing an exact number of stuffies (in an exact position), toddlers tend to have some more…unusual bedtime […]

7 years ago