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Sign Up for Emails- Children need more sleep than adults - in some cases, a lot more.
- Know the signs of sleep problems in children and find out when to see a doctor.
- Learn sleep habits to build in children to support healthy sleep.
Resources for Sleep
Sleep plays a huge role in children's mental health. Sleep is related to kids' energy levels (not enough can make them hyperactive!) and lack of sleep is also related to increased depression or anxiety symptoms.
And of course, sleep is important for their focus and motivation with their daily activities - school, sports and extra curriculars.
We have resources for helping your child get the right amount of zzz’s, no matter your child’s age, and we have solutions for some of the most common sleep problems.
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Sleep and Children’s Mental Health
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Healthy Sleep Habits
Sleep impacts a child’s mental health including feelings and stress levels. Get simple routines and habits that can help your child get enough sleep.
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Bedtime Battles: Going to and Staying in Bed
- Consistency and patience are key to improving sleep for your child.
- You can help children by establishing nighttime routines and sticking to them as much as possible.
- Try specific strategies, like bedtime passes or a reward chart, which can be download for free below.
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Helping Children Stay Asleep
- Many things can disrupt children’s sleep, but there are things that you can do to help them stay asleep once you’ve put them to bed.
- Sleep associations are objects, people or things that kids get attached to at bedtime that make it hard for them to fall asleep or stay asleep without.
- You can teach kids to fall asleep independently using safe objects for sleep association.
- Learn about strategies that can also help with nightmares.
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