Bedtimes

It need to be in a consistent pattern for your core temperature to drop, enabling you to be able to nod off easily when our beloved bedtimes comes around.

Of course, the kids need to get to bed at point, but Kirsty advises to follow a ‘child-led approach’ over strict bedtimes.

Also, accept that bedtimes might be tricky as your child processes their new experiences.

None of this works straight away but alongside keeping fair but firm boundaries and routines (i.e. school and bedtimes) it will help.

Participants were given 400mg dose of caffeine (in pill form) at 0, 3, and 6 hours prior to their usual bedtimes (between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m). Researchers found that all three intervals resulted in sleep disruptions.