A parenting expert has claimed the secret to having happy children is not setting bedtimes for them.
Kirsty Ketley was a nanny for 25 years and had to follow strict routines handed down by parents - such as the '7 until 7' routine. But when the 42-year-old mum-of-two had her first child, she realised sticking to the same sleep pattern every day was nearly impossible.
Kirsty's daughter Ella, now aged nine, was born prematurely in 2013 and she and husband Stuart, 41, soon realised bedtimes should be "more child led while keeping some structure". The couple have no set bedtime for Ella, and Leo, now six, instead react to how tired the kids are or how busy they've been during the day, reports Wales Online.
