The new world we live in can be scary, uncertain & stressful. When you are supporting a family in the new financial crisis, it is common to experience negative emotional states such as stress, anxiety, and depression. The link between mental health and sleep is widely reported, when we are in any of these states, your sleep is likely to suffer.

Here are 10 realistic ways to reconnect with your pre parent self, so that you can find yourself in parenthood

Regardless of the reason why you chose to bedshare, you may find now that you need your bed back as you have another baby on the way, your child is keeping you awake in your own bed, or you have just had enough and need your own space back. Discover my first steps on how to reclaim your bed

Discover why your baby or toddler is taking short naps. If you know my story, then you will have read that our former sleep thief would nap for a maximum of 29 minutes all day. This was until we worked with a sleep consultant (before I become a Gentle Sleep Coach) just before he turned 1.

This is one of the most common challenges I hear from sleepless mums, that your baby or toddler will not go to sleep for anyone else but you. It maybe that you are trying to help your partner/husband, nanny or your child’s keyworker to be able to put your child down to sleep, but feel like you are fighting a losing battle. Here are my 3 key tips on how to introduce your partner to settle or resettle your child to sleep.

You maybe reading this and thinking ‘But not sleeping through is part of the magic of Father Christmas or Santa visiting’. I say “Is that true”? The question arises, does sleeping through the night actually make Christmas less magical? Or take anything away from your child’s Christmas?

Here are my top tips on how to help your baby or toddler to sleep whilst you are away from home. December is probably your busiest time of year, yet the most exhausting. Especially when you are sleep deprived. You may be staying away from home this festive period, which leaves you questioning how will your sleep thief sleep?

There is much confusion around when to put your child to bed the night before the clocks go back. Discover key tips on how to avoid earlier rising, extra night wake ups and overtiredness.

5 simple activities for when your eye lids feel heavy, your brain feels foggy and it just feels too much effort to play!

Whether your child is just starting at a childcare setting or is returning after the holidays, you may be worrying about how they will cope without you there and how they will nap in a different environment. Here are my 4 tips on how to avoid disrupting your child’s sleep when they start at nursery or a childminder’s.

Are you nap trapped? Here’s my first 4 steps on how to move from contact naps to napping in the cot or crib.

Dreading going back to work with sleep deprivation? Here’s my 5 key tips on how to help your child to sleep through the night by the time you return to work.

Find out my key gentle tips on how to remove feeding to sleep for your baby, toddler or older child.

Why won’t my child go to sleep at bedtime? This is question that I get asked regularly by my clients. If you are finding that your baby, toddler or older child is refusing to go to sleep at bedtime then there are simple quick wins that you may wish to try.

What if I told you that your sleep can protect you from viruses, infection and illness? There is a scientific reason why you are more susceptible to becoming unwell when you are sleep deprived.

Lockdown with your child draining you? Suffering with lack of sleep? Here are 4 tips for improving the sleep of your child in Coronavirus quarantine.

There has never been a better time to take care of your own mental health. Here are my 5 tips on looking after your wellbeing.

This month, I’m welcoming Gemma Sandwell, Chief Happiness Officer and Mindfulness Teacher at The Happiness Branch to my blog to share tips on how to feel calmer during uncertain times.

Discover my thoughts on whether screentime or television is bad for your children’s sleep.

According to the WHO, “Self care is the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a health care provider”.

So why don’t we value our own self-care as mothers? Read a short blog all about self-care importance as a mother.