Light is one of those parts of children's sleep that can easily get overlooked. Parents understandably spend a lot of time thinking about bedtime routines, naps and whether their child is getting enough sleep. But I often find myself talking to families about what is happening with light across the whole day, not just at bedtime. As a Paediatric Sleep Practitioner and qualified Social Worker, I tend to look at sleep in the context of the whole child. Their age and development

If you've just welcomed a child into your home, bedtime may be one of the first moments you realise how much they have already lived through. Sleep problems in looked after children are incredibly common, yet many foster carers are surprised by how challenging nights can become. I've met carers who expected the difficult moments to happen during the day, only to find that everything unraveled once the lights went out. One little boy happily spent the afternoon building Lego t

Hi, I'm Christina. I'm a mum, a single parent, and a local authority foster carer for Surrey. (Yes, fostering isn't for the faint-hearted, and yes—you can absolutely foster without a partner!) Alongside fostering, I'm a trainer for Surrey's Skills to Foster course, a fostering panel member involved in approving new foster carers, and I support Surrey's recruitment efforts by buddying prospective and newly approved carers. When I first became a foster carer, I was surprised by