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Is your little one not the best sleeper" A few adjustments can make all the difference ? here?s nine tips you might want to try at home
The new school year is fast approaching, making it even more important for your child (and you!) to get a good night?s rest. Moshi Twilight Sleep Stories ? brought to you by the same award-winning team behind online game Moshi Monsters ? has released a new story to help you all prepare for that first day back.
The app, which is free to download on either tablet or smartphone, includes specially-designed audio tales of soothing narration and soundscapes that help kids drop off into the land of nod. Blurp the Batty Bubblefish tells the tale of Blurp, who is getting ready to go back to school and see his friends and teachers, and preparing to wake up that little bit earlier again. It?s designed to be played right before that final ?lights out? moment, so the dreamy melodies, calming narration and guided relaxations can really get to work. To mark the new story, Moshi have teamed up with sleep expert Dr Nerina Ramlakhan, who has put together her nine top tips for helping your child sleep in the run up to the new school year (or at any other time that sleep problems arise!)?
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1. Establish a routine two weeks before school starts
To help your child get to bed earlier, set an incrementally earlier bedtime, and every morning, an incrementally earlier wake-up time. Make...