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Sweet dreams – all our sleep articles in one place

Your ‘Discover more’ section has a range of articles linked to the skills your child is developing now – so you can always find the information you need. You’ve told us sometimes you’d like to understand what's coming next so we’re going to be sharing themed articles all in one place.

This time we’ve put together all our articles about sleep, from newborn night waking, through dropping naps, to nightmares and sweet dreams.

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summer

Light nights – great for barbecues, not so good for bedtime!

What’s not to love about summer? Sunshine, time outside, light nights – wait, light nights? Now added to the list of ‘great before children, now... not so much’.

As an adult, long, lazy evenings spent in that syrupy summer evening light are truly glorious. But the light nights might not seem quite so relaxing now that you find yourself trying to get through your usual bedtime routine with a young child who won’t be persuaded it’s time for bed when the sun is clearly still very much up and peeping through the curtains just as it might at midday on an especially bright winter’s day.

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Podcast,
Lauren Peacock,
Little Sleep Stars

Getting your child to sleep through the night – everything you need to know

Did you know we all wake in the night multiple times, and that the so-called four-month sleep regression is actually a sleep progression?

In this sleep special, you’ll hear the lowdown on children’s sleep from child sleep expert Lauren Peacock, with podcast hosts Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryce-Clegg.

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Sweet dreams – all our sleep articles in one place

Your ‘Discover more’ section has a range of articles linked to the skills your child is developing now – so you can always find the information you need. You’ve told us sometimes you’d like to understand what's coming next so we’re going to be sharing themed articles all in one place.

Light nights – great for barbecues, not so good for bedtime!

What’s not to love about summer? Sunshine, time outside, light nights – wait, light nights? Now added to the list of ‘great before children, now... not so much’.

Getting your child to sleep through the night – everything you need to know

Did you know we all wake in the night multiple times, and that the so-called four-month sleep regression is actually a sleep progression?

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Latest Sleep Posts

Sweet dreams – all our sleep articles in one place

Your ‘Discover more’ section has a range of articles linked to the skills your child is developing now – so you can always find the information you need. You’ve told us sometimes you’d like to understand what's coming next so we’re going to be sharing themed articles all in one place.

Light nights – great for barbecues, not so good for bedtime!

What’s not to love about summer? Sunshine, time outside, light nights – wait, light nights? Now added to the list of ‘great before children, now... not so much’.

Getting your child to sleep through the night – everything you need to know

Did you know we all wake in the night multiple times, and that the so-called four-month sleep regression is actually a sleep progression?