A survey by the NHS found that 29% of six to 10-year-olds had trouble sleeping on three or more nights in the previous week. Problems getting to sleep, waking in the night or waking early were even more common among older children, affecting 38% of 11- to 16-year-olds and the majority – 57% – of young people aged 17 to 23.To me, it’s no wonder we have rising numbers of mental health challenges with sleep data like this!!!I want this episode to be super practical and informative so you can help your child, or teen, if they are one of these children struggling.Here are the highlights: (1:03) The 3 different functions of sleep(5:36) Keeping the worries out of the bedroom(10:52) With privilege comes responsibility(13:25) Dressing the bedroom(18:34) Help them find their own strategies(22:52) The small things that shift the emphasis of the day💚 Let's grow our village together, please share this episode with at least one friend 💚 Complete the listener poll to let me know what you'd like in future episodes💚 You can watch the Bucket Emptying Episodes on Youtube💚 Access the free resources mentioned in the episodes💚 Join our campaign One Million Moments to reduce the number of children struggling with mental health challenges from 17% to 10% by 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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