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Sleep Support Guides

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Good sleep isn’t just a luxury, it’s essential for physical health, emotional wellbeing, and day-to-day life. But for many children, young people, and their families, sleep doesn’t always come easy.

Practical, Expert-Led Sleep Support

Struggling with sleep can feel exhausting, frustrating, and isolating, especially when you don’t know where to start. Whether it’s a restless toddler, an anxious schoolchild, or a teenager battling irregular sleep patterns, the right guidance can make all the difference. That’s why the NHS commissioned us to create these Sleep Support Guides—practical, evidence-based resources designed to help families understand and improve sleep. These guides offer clear, actionable advice to tackle common sleep challenges, helping children and young people build healthier sleep habits.

Bedroom environment

The right sleep environment will help your child relax and fall asleep and back to sleep.
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Boundaries and expectations

Children feel safe and secure when they have clear, firm boundaries. This is especially true at bedtime.
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Detox and Sleep

Daily rhythms affect how we sleep. There are two processes that take place during the daytime that we must support in order to achieve a good nights sleep.
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Early mornings

Its normal to find it harder to get back to sleep in the early morning. These tips can help to stretch out your child’s sleep however this is rarely a quick fix.
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Getting the timings right and bedtime routine

The right bedtime routine will act as a clear signal to the brain that it’s time to sleep, and an appropriate bed time will ensure your child is sleepy enough to fall asleep and stay asleep.
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Illness and holidays

As much as possible, you want to maintain that good bedtime routine and encourage self-settling but sometimes it just doesn’t go that way.
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Naps and dropping naps

Children will be ready to drop all naps anywhere between 18 months and 4 years old. Although most children tend to drop the nap between 2 to 3 years old.
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Night Terrors - A Guide for Parents

Night terrors can be frightening to witness, and it’s completely understandable to feel scared or unsure about what to do. Here’s a guide to help you understand what’s happening and how to support your child.
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Positive sleep associations for children

Sleep problems occur for various reasons. To ensure good sleep, children need a consistent approach to bedtime and sleep.
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Rewards

Rewards help to motivate and encourage a positive behaviour and can be used alongside sleep strategies. It is really important to try sleep strategies for up to 4 nights at least.
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Schools and sleep: How you can help

If you are aware that a young person is sleepy during the school day or is unable to attend on time, consider this card.
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Sleep and additional needs

Research indicates that up to 86% of children with additional needs may have sleep problems.
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Sleep during change and difficult circumstances

When difficult things happen, it can be a natural reaction to experience broken sleep.
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Sleep for young adults

You can develop a nicotine addiction within a number of days, especially as a teen where your brain is more sensitive to rewards.

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If your child is reliant on you being there when they fall asleep

If your child is reliant on your presence to fall asleep, they will look for this throughout the night.
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Reassuring young children when they wake

Without sleep we would cease to exist. It’s not possible to stay awake for long periods as the body takes over and forces us to sleep.
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Teen sleep for parents

When children reach puberty their body clock advances, on average about 2 hours. This means that they will naturally want to go to bed later and get up later.
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Teen sleep: Why bother?

Without sleep we would cease to exist. It’s not possible to stay awake for long periods as the body takes over and forces us to sleep.
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Teens: Help I can’t sleep

Sleep is so important for mental and physical health its also crucial for learning, so when you can’t sleep you may worry which will maybe add to sleep difficulty
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Small Changes, Better Sleep, Brighter Days

Sleep difficulties don’t have to be an ongoing struggle. With the right support, small changes can lead to better nights and brighter days. Our Sleep Support Guides are here to offer reassurance, practical strategies, and expert-backed solutions—so families can feel more confident, better rested, and ready for whatever the day brings.

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