Common sleep problems
Night waking, 5am starts, short naps, bedtime battles: the problems parents search for at 3am.
Frequent night waking beyond the newborn stage
Why babies wake overnight, when it's normal, and the most common reasons it keeps happening.
Early morning waking: why 5am happens
The usual culprits behind too-early starts, and which levers to try first.
Short naps and catnapping
Why naps end at the 40-minute mark, and how cycle-linking develops with age.
Bedtime resistance in toddlers
Curtain calls, negotiation and outright refusal: holding a calm line that actually works.
Night terrors vs nightmares
How to tell them apart, what to do during each, and when to mention it to your GP.
Illness, teething and temporary sleep disruption
Comfort first, habits second: getting through sick weeks without rebuilding bedtime from scratch.
Snoring and noisy breathing
When noisy sleep is harmless and when it's worth a doctor, including signs of sleep apnoea.
Reflux and sleep
How reflux affects sleep, safe-sleep rules that still apply, and when to see your GP.
Co-sleeping: safety and moving away
The Red Nose safe co-sleeping guidance, the risks, and how to move to a separate surface.
Separation anxiety at bedtime
Why clinginess spikes at bedtime, when it peaks, and how to hold a warm, steady limit.
Waking up crying inconsolably
Telling night terrors, nightmares, pain and overtiredness apart, and what to do for each.
Bedtime battles in preschoolers
Curtain calls, stalling and refusal, and holding a calm line that actually works.
Nightmares in preschoolers
Why nightmares peak in the preschool years, what helps at 2am, and when to raise it with your GP.