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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

Does your child ‘cling, cry and stall’ at bedtime? Try asking them these 3 ‘check-in’ questions this child therapist swears by

Child doesn't want to go to sleep.

A child therapist has shared the bedtime 'ritual' she always does with her kids, highlighting three simple 'check-in' questions she always asks them to reduce the effects of separation anxiety at night.

Bedtime can be a struggle no matter how old your children are. Whether your kids procrastinate at bedtime, stopping them going to sleep on time, or you're a new parent struggling to get your newborn to stick to their sleep schedule and get enough deep sleep to take on the day, it can feel like a constant uphill battle to settle kids down for the night. 

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