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Understanding Baby Sleep: Expectations vs. Reality!
What is 'normal' baby sleep? Are you wondering what your baby's sleep is meant to look like? Being told that your little one ‘should’ be...
Emily Guiver
Feb 174 min read
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Combating and Managing Exam Stress in young people and teens
Exam stress in young people and teens can have a huge impact on their sleep. The pressure of exams can cause additional anxiety and...
Emily Guiver
Feb 55 min read
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Anxiety and its affects on sleep in children & teenagers - what can parents do to help?
Many children and young people struggle with anxiety at some point in their lives and this can negatively impact sleep as well as other...
Emily Guiver
Jan 266 min read
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Reflux - how can I tell if my little one has it and how can I help them?
Anyone who has suffered the pain of heartburn or indigestion can only imagine how hard it must be for a baby who is suffering with silent...
Emily Guiver
Jan 186 min read
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Managing Children's Routines at Christmas: Tips for a Stress-Free Festive Time
The Christmas season is generally a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration. But for families with young children, it can also be a...
Emily Guiver
Dec 3, 20244 min read
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Children's cognitive developmental stage, coping mechanisms, and dealing with stress - how important are all these to consider in the context of sleep?
Understanding a child’s emotions and how they affect sleep involves considering their current cognitive developmental stage, the coping...
Emily Guiver
Jul 5, 20244 min read
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Summer Nights and Night Lights
Throughout the year we are faced with seasonal light changes and I have written another blog about that here, which is a useful guide...
Emily Guiver
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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What does Fatherhood really mean these days? How has it changed over time, how does gender fit in and what really makes a 'Dad' a Dad?
It goes without saying that the Fatherhood role has changed vastly over the last 70 years, and more recently we are seeing more and more...
Emily Guiver
Jun 14, 20244 min read
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Ditching the dummy! When's the best time?!
One of the things I often get asked about is when the right time is to get rid of a little ones dummy. I advise that up to around 6...
Emily Guiver
May 3, 20243 min read
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The power of Pregnancy Relaxation - especially if you're anxious about birth
Pregnancy is a unique and special journey, whether for the first time, second, third - or more. As expectant parents, it's a time full of...
Emily Guiver
Apr 16, 20243 min read
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Why you should ensure your sleep coach is adequately trained!
Many new parents will at some point search for a sleep coach to help their baby or child sleep better, or sleep through the night. Whilst...
Emily Guiver
Apr 10, 20244 min read
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Daylight saving time - how can we manage this with minimal disruption to routine?
Clocks go forward on the last Sunday of every March and backwards on the last Sunday of every October. Nearing a clock change, especially...
Emily Guiver
Mar 29, 20243 min read
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Hats on newborns - when and why hats are not necessary in the delivery room!
It’s common to see pictures of babies who have literally just been born, just minutes earlier, with a cosy little hat on – be it knitted...
Emily Guiver
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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Embracing our mammal instincts as parents
Many aspects of parenting and caring for infants has a basis in our evolutionary biology. Contact naps, co-sleeping and breastfeeding on...
Emily Guiver
Nov 6, 20234 min read
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What is Hypnobirthing and how can it help in labour and birth?
Hypnobirthing is an approach to labour and birth that enables the birthing parent to access deep relaxation, allowing the unconscious...
Emily Guiver
Jul 24, 20235 min read
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The advantages of attending Birth Preparation (Antenatal) Classes
The journey into parenthood can be an incredibly exciting experience for expectant parents, however, it can also be challenging and...
Emily Guiver
Jun 26, 20235 min read
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Postnatal Recovery - how best to plan ahead for this special time
RECOVER is a great way to think about all the different angles that need to be considered in order to plan for the postnatal period, so...
Emily Guiver
Apr 24, 202310 min read
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The importance of pregnancy and birth hormones - how they can help (and hinder!)
Hormones play a huge part during pregnancy, labour, birth - and postnatally. There is a very natural flow of hormones (chemical...
Emily Guiver
Mar 11, 20236 min read
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