Kesia this time.  A few years ago, it was Zack struggling to sleep, and Tom...  Well, Tom and sleep are more mechanical issues and ongoing.

But my little girl... She carries with her So Much Anxiety.  Although the school holidays have been easier for her in the daytime, she has not fallen asleep before 11 or 12 at night.  Not one night.  And as hard as it is for her, Mummy and Daddy are beginning to suffer the effects of constant interruptions to our evenings, fits of tears and despair, overwhelming sadness, anger and necessary "therapy" sessions late in the night.

So in an effort to help her reclaim (or is it simply claim?) her bedroom as a safe and cozy haven, ripe for the rest and peace of sleep, I have begun a "sleep book" which I hope to fill with beautiful images, thoughts, poems and even recipes to help her sleep.

I am sharing them here because I value gentle thoughts and ideas, and because this may in turn help another girl or boy struggling to find that little cloud of sleep in dreamworld...




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