Sleep
Parenting Tips
Real KiddyCharts #2: Why your kid is out of bed
Kids are experts at procrastination, and nothing shows this better than when you are trying to get them to go to bed in the evening, or for a nap. I want a glass of water. I’m too hot. I’m too cold. The dressing gown on the back of the door is scaring me. I’ve lost my […]
Great giveaways for kids & parents
Win gorgeous Grobag twin pack (worth £49.99)
As you know, we love to bring you some great giveaway for the family on KiddyCharts. This week is no exception; we are giving you the chance to get your hands on one of these fantastic twin packs from Gro, the world’s premier baby sleep specialist. They are giving away one of their Wash & […]
Bedtime
10 top tips for successful sleepovers
My children love sleepovers! They would have them every weekend and possibly other days too if I let them. Don’t get me wrong they can be a lot of fun, but I have heard of some where no-one sleeps and the children mess around for most of the night. So here are my top tips […]
Great giveaways for kids & parents
#Win a CozyGlo night-light buddy to help give you back your nightimes
We have a wonderful treat for your readers; the opportunity to win a product before it has even been released (Due late Summer 2015)! We are offering you a CozyGlo. These are gorgeous, and original, night-light friends for you and your children. They are cute, fun, and most importantly designed not just with the child, but […]
Potty Training
Google Hangout – wetting the bed and how to help
Welcome to another of our Google Hangouts where we talk about everyday subjects around parenting from potty training to teasing at school. Today, I am joined again by our resident coach, Beckie Whitehouse of Be Confident Coaching to talk about wetting the bed and to understand bedwetting coupled with nightime potty training. This is something […]
Bedtime Linkies Parenting Tips Linky
How to help with Bedwetting
Hello everyone – and welcome (only just) to 2015! I hope you have all survived the holiday season, we are here very early for our monthly parenting tips linky, and this month, as we going to be pulling together some of those posts that talk about bedwetting for you all. For children, and parents, this […]
Bedtime
Parenting tales from the sofa – dealing with childhood nightmares
In this week’s parenting tales from the sofa, I chat to Beckie Whitehouse of BeConfident.org about how to deal with childhood nightmares. Childhood nightmares can be a common occurence and how we deal with them can either allay or heighten their fears. Both my own children have experienced fears at bedtime including their worries about […]
Bedtime
Dealing with a child who leaves their bed during the night
I have one of these who leaves his bed somewhere in the early hours simply because he would prefer to be in our bed. Mostly we do try and take him back to his bed and: • reassure him if he is scared • tell him we can hear him and to call us if […]
Great giveaways for kids & parents
#Win a Superhero bedroom party and animation for sharing your child’s Superhero stories #PlayTheHero
This is a sponsored post. I know – we are spoiling you this week, right? We have another amazing opportunity for you, this time courtesy of Philips Lighting and Marvel, who have just released a series of wonderful Spiderman lights for all our little ones. #PlayTheHero for a bedroom party and to get your child’s […]
Parenting Tips Reward Charts
Using charts to help with the age old problem of bedwetting
Reward charts have been known to help with so many of our parenting challenges. How to get children more involved with cleaning up their toys, doing their homework, taking out the trash…the list goes on and on. But did you know that charts can also be an integral part of helping to end bedwetting, the […]
