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Kids today are taught at school how to eat properly, the importance of exercise and even how to have safe sex. But for sleep, which takes up a third of our lives, there’s not a whisper. "Daytime tiredness in young students is a real problem, so schools need to provide more formalised information about the benefits of sleep as part of an ongoing compulsory health education" says sleep expert Kath McGrath, author of The Sleep Council's new Goodnight Guide for Children.

If you agree more needs to be done to improve the nation's knowledge and attitude towards sleep, then you can help by signing our Number 10 Downing Petition, Teach Sleep. Click here to sign up – NOW!

New Goodnight Guide for Children

We’re delighted to announce the publication of our all new Goodnight Guide for Children. Written by sleep expert and former children’s nurse Kathleen McGrath, the guide is packed full of useful tips and advice for parents of children from toddlers to teenagers on establishing good sleep routines, dealing with common problems, creating the perfect sleep environment and choosing and caring for kids' beds. You can request a copy by phoning 0800 018 7923; via our leaflet request form or download a copy here.

Other information you can find on this site

If you're not sleeping comfortably - which you won’t if your bed's not right - then you’re not getting the quality sleep you need and without that you won’t have the mental or physical resources to stay calm, in control and on top of things.

This site offers lots of advice both on how to improve your sleep and how to go about getting the best possible bed. For instance, you can download pdfs or our popular leaflets, the Bed Buyers Guide, the Sleep Good Feel Good Guide and the new Goodnight Guide for Children. Or tune into our Relax and Exercise videos – which will take you through a wonderfully calming visualisation exercise to practice at bedtime; and some lovely stretching exercises to help to get you up and out of bed in the morning!

Then there's our My Bed Profile, a short questionnaire which will help you to identify the characteristics of the new mattress and bed you should be looking for, based on your individual needs.

Our Helpful Links page will give you lots of useful information about other organisations that might be able to help you – from back pain, to sleep apnoea to allergies, if you have a specific need, there’s someone out there who can help.

Not sure if your bed is really in need of replacement? Do our on line Bed MOT and you’ll soon find out.

We hope you find something useful while you are with us. Please contact us with any comments or suggestions.