Monday, November 26, 2012

Sleep Workshops Prove to be a Huge Success with Parents

Our Good Night Sleep Tight chart is proving a great success supporting Dr Andrew Mayers highly successful sleep workshops currently held at Winton Primary School in Bournemouth, UK.  
See Dr Mayers workshop and our sleep chart featured on 

Our Good Night Sleep Tight chart plays an important role to help parents who have attended the workshop return home and create a focal point to start working from.  It gives a clear step by step instructions to build a healthy bedtime routine, and is accompanied by a supportive information sheet giving families tips and guidelines to get he most from their chart.

The sleep workshops are offered to parents who are struggling with poor bed time routines and broken nights sleep.  Both of which have a huge impact on all of the family the next day.


A typical workshop includes:
  • Introductions
  • Discussion group
  • Feedback question and answers
  • Academic presentation
  • School nurse – enuresis and diet
  • Access to parent support referrals
  • Reinforcement and positive behavior
  • Questions and close
Discussions are always varied but common concerns covered are:
  • Difficulty settling and refusing to go to bed
  • Climbing into parent's bed in the middle of the night
  • Nightmares and sleep terrors
  • Consequences of poor sleep: Tiredness, poor concentration, disruptive behavior, emotional problems and poor school performance
  • Problems evident at home and school
  • Poor daytime exercise, diet and technology in bedroom
Ways to resolve the problems are communicated:
  • How to create a structured routine, appropriate bedroom, control exercise and diet
  • How to communicate with your child
  • Importance of praise
  • Improve sleep hygiene
  • Reading and relaxation
  • Use structured behavioral method

Feedback from the Sleep Workshop is incredibly positive; with parents responding it has helped them to realise they are not alone, it has raised the question 'who has control?', highlighted the importance of positive praise and reward to acknowledge achievement.

Dr Mayers aim is to grow these Workshops nationally and build a centralized online sleep resource centre for parents.


Want to know more, we are happy to help!

Take a look at our websites at www.victoriachartcompany.com in the USA or www.victoriachartcompany.co.uk in the UK.


FOR UK VISITORS interested in purchasing our chart please click the link below, using 25% OFF discount code SLEEPING at checkout:



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Monday, November 5, 2012

Patriotic Election Day Treat

Tuesday - it's a big day in the political world - check out some of these fun ideas at Bakerella for the special day but beware you may need some extra time on your hands to make these!


Enjoy!

Friday, November 2, 2012

Free Museum Passes, Zoo Visits, and More for Bank of America Customers This Weekend


Are you looking for something to do this weekend? Something fun and frugal ? Then check out the Bank of America "Museums on Us" program.



The first weekend of every month, Bank of America customers can now show their Bank of America credit, debit, or ATM card at 150 different museums, botanical gardens, zoos, and science centers and receive free admission. How cool is that!

Click here to find participating locations in your area

Share with us on our Facebook page www.fb.com/Victoriachartcompany if you have taken up this offer - maybe even use our My Vacation Journal to record details and tickets and other collectibles bits that you find on your adventure.

Enjoy!