Mental Health & Wellbeing

Sleep is an important part of healthy growth and development for children and teens. Good quality sleep allows the body to rest and helps with various physical and emotional processes, from immunity to concentration, emotional wellbeing and brain function.

Below is a link for a fact sheet from the Royal Children’s Hospital (including a video and podcast) about promoting healthy sleep patterns for our children.

https://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Sleep_problems_children_and_teens/