02/12/2025
Good quality sleep comes from a regulated nervous system.
When your child is in constant fight/flight, or overstimulated regularly during the day, their nervous system is too overwhelmed to drop into the parasympathetic state required for deep, restorative sleep.
If we don't get good quality sleep our brains cannot function properly, we get overwhelmed easily, it's harder to tolerate stress or regulate our emotions and the problems compound until we're stuck in a constant state of stress and reactivity.
This is exactly how our kids are feeling too without sleep, so naturally we trigger each other and as much as we can't wait for it to be bedtime; it's the most dreaded part of the day.
Once your child's nervous system is regulated, you'll no longer need the 45 step bedtime protocol you've been trying to use just to get them to wind down... you also might find that you're no longer doom scrolling until midnight trying to self soothe 😉
Bedtime can be an easy, connected and enjoyable experience!!
Book a session for your child and let's get everyone feeling well rested and excited to get out of bed in the morning!!