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How to Get Kids to Sleep on Christmas Eve

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How to get kids to sleep on Christmas eve is a collaborative post with DUSK Luxury Bedding to celebrate their Christmas Sleep Hub. As an adult, I know how hard it is to get to sleep on Christmas Eve and if I find it a challenge then I totally understand why my children struggle! The excitement, the anticipation and the joy all create a fizzing feeling that stops sleep. I think that Christmas Eve and Birthday Eve are the hardest night of the year to get children to go to sleep. So here are some of my tried and tested tips for getting children to sleep the night the Santa comes more »

"That wasnt a yawn my mouth just stalled"

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The youngest MiniMad is going through a stage of not wanting to go to bed on his own or even be on his own and he is fearful of everything.We have tried to rectify this as much as we can, by reassurance, by turning off the light, by turning on the light, by moving his bed, by ordering a big boy bed, by removing the stickers on his wall, by reading to him and short of actually remaining with him until he falls asleep, we can not get him off to sleep.Tonight he has been in bed since 7pm and fighting sleep, whenever we leave the room he sobs and comes more »