Is your childs bed fit for sleep?

Children sleep better in supportive beds

The beds your children sleep in can have a huge impact on the quality of their sleep. A new bed with a supportive mattress is a must for a growing child; an old, lumpy, mattress is not likely to be conducive to quality sleep. Children sleeping in ill-suited beds can experience a variety of different sleeping problems. More often than not, however, the bed itself is overlooked as a contributing factor.

Recent research has shown that toddlers can grow as much as 1.5cm overnight* As children get older, this rate reduces, but most young people are still growing into their late teens and even into their early twenties; so a bed which is large enough and supportive enough is as important to a 17 year old as to a seven year old. *St Thomas’s Hospital, London, 1997

An unsupportive bed can result in aches and pains in early adult life. According to BackCare, young, supple backs need a good quality, supportive bed as much, if not more, than an adult. Their research has found a worrying increase in the number of teenagers and even younger children suffering from back problems perhaps because nowadays children lead a more sedentary lifestyle than in the past, with TV and computer games taking precedence over sports and outdoor pursuits.

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  • Only 5% of adults had any education about child sleep and its benefits at school.

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  • Sleep Council Full Article

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