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Flora Bowen & Danielle Kate Wroe

Parenting expert 'never' gives kids set bedtime and swears by 30 minute rule instead

The dream scenario for tired parents is to put their child to bed, for them to stay there, and then for parents to get a bit of 'me' time to relax. But in the majority of cases, the best-laid plans don't...well, go to plan. And a parenting expert has suggested this may be because you're putting your kids to bed at a set bedtime.

Kirsty Ketley, 42, who was a nanny for 25 years, insists that having a 'child-led' approach to bedtimes will yield much better results, and will leave parents feeling a lot more relaxed if the cues of the kids are followed.

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