Sleep Tight - Parent & Carer Guide

Calmer evenings, better nights, step by step. 🌙

Sleep looks a little different for lots of children with SEND. Long bedtimes, early mornings and busy minds at night are really common, and there’s a lot you can do to help. Small, steady changes, given a couple of weeks to settle in, can make a real difference for the whole family.

The Sleep Tight Parent & Carer Guide is a calm, beautifully designed companion to the Sleep Tight workbook. It brings together the approaches research supports in clear, gentle language, so you can choose what to try and feel confident doing it.

WHAT’S INSIDE (19 pages):
🌙 A Letter to You – plus the best workbook pages to do together
🧠 Why Sleep Can Be Different – autism, ADHD, anxiety and other conditions
⏰ How Much Sleep? – sleep needs by age, a lights-out calculator and the body clock
🧱 The Foundations – the six building blocks, with an “in place / to work on” checklist
🛏️ A Bedroom That Suits Their Senses – light, sound, touch, temperature, smell and feeling safe
🛁 The Hour Before Bed – screens, routines, picture cards and a sample routine
🌜 Settling and Night Waking – four approaches research supports, plus night and early waking
💭 Calm for Busy Minds – worry time, the worry box, breathing and night-time fears
🌬️ Breathing Cards – six cut-out cards with pictures to trace and follow
🧸 Read-Aloud Relaxation – a gentle bedtime script and a calm-place script
🗓️ Worry Time Planner – how to run worry time, plus a weekly record
📦 Worry Box Kit – how to make it, a box label and cut-out worry slips
💊 Melatonin and Your GP – clear facts, and when to book a GP chat
🏫 Sleep, School and Your Plan – what to share with school, plus a family sleep plan
☕ You Matter Too – looking after yourself, and where to get help
⭐ Sleep Star Tracker – a two-week tracker that celebrates every step of effort
⭐ Top 10 for Better Nights – a fridge-friendly poster

WHAT YOU GET:

• 1 printable PDF file, 19 pages, A4 size

• Prints on US Letter too: just choose “Fit to page” in your print settings

• Print the breathing cards, worry slips, planners, star tracker and Top 10 poster as many times as you like

• Instant digital download, so no physical item will be posted