Studies into sleeping patterns of children have highlighted the importance of sleep for children, particularly in newborns and the direct impact that sleep have on their mental and physical development. By the age of two years, a child will have spent more time during their life asleep than awake whilst on average, around 40% of a person’s childhood is spent asleep.

With sleep being such an important factor in a child’s development, it is important to create an environment in which your child can get a good night’s sleep.

Bedstar provide a range of kids beds which are ideal in helping your child get a good night sleep. The right children’s bed is an integral part of creating an environment that will encourage your child to sleep with the child’s bed being the centrepiece to any kid’s bedroom.

TV’s and DVD players in a bedroom can have a negative effect on a child’s sleep and it is important to try and make the bedroom as relaxing as possible. Keep the room at a stable temperature all night long and try and block out as much outside light as possible. Even something like attaching mobiles to children’s beds at night could keep them awake.

When it’s time to put your child in bed, get into a bedtime routine.

A light snack, a bath and brushing their teeth all useful steps for getting your child ready for bed and sitting next to your kid’s beds and reading a book or story to your child can be a great way to help them relax and naturally fall to sleep.

Once your child is asleep, try to stay away from their bed as much as you can. We know that it’s natural to rush straight to your kid’s bed as soon as they start to cry or as soon as they wake up, but this isn’t always the right action to take. Unless it is a serious issue such as sickness of if they have fallen, leaving the child to fall back to sleep can help them develop a natural sleep pattern and give them the message that they should go to sleep on their own.

Keeping the area around your child’s bed simple and relaxing whilst introducing a simple and effective routine can really make the difference in ensuring that your child gets a good night’s sleep.

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Reading a book or story to your child can be a great way to help them relax and naturally fall to sleep.

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