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Family and Life Stages

Sleep positions

Most people naturally have a ‘preferred’ sleep position, but are all sleep positions equal? Are there pros or cons to any particular sleep position? If

Age and sleep

Our sleep needs and the sleep stages we have all change throughout our life span, especially in childhood. As adults, our sleep requirements are relatively

Perimenopause and sleep

Sleep plays a critical role in overall well-being, yet women are around 50% more likely than men to report suffering from insomnia, especially around hormonal

Summer holidays and children’s sleep issues

When the school holidays arrive, a break from the school routine can be wonderful. However, it can also be very difficult to ensure that children

White noise and sleep

You may have heard of using white noise to help settle babies to sleep, but did you know that using white noise to help adults

Teen sleep

Sleep is really important for health and well-being, as well as academic success. However, we often struggle to encourage our teens to get enough sleep…and

Menopause and sleep

Sleep problems increase substantially for many during menopause, as well as during the peri-menopause and post-menopause phases. In this blog, Dr Lindsay Browning explores the

Back to school and bedtimes

Over the summer holidays it is natural for children’s bedtimes to creep later and for wake times to become later. This can lead to some

10 top tips to help your child sleep in the heatwave

The one thing we can be sure of with the UK weather is that it is very changeable…especially in summer! This can make adapting to

10 sleep myths debunked

There are so many sleep myths, tales about bedtimes and misinformation about sleep that goes around around, especially on social media. It can be difficult

Sleep during pregnancy

Getting enough sleep during pregnancy can be difficult for a number of reasons, not just due to the difficulty of finding a comfortable position. In

Women and insomnia

Back in 2020, Front Psychiatry published a paper that explored gender difference in the prevalence of insomnia, with the outcome that insomnia is more common