What is this course about?
A workshop to support you and your family to help understand how different strategies to help with sleep for children.

Who is the course for?
Parents/carers and grandparents of school aged children living in Essex.

What can I expect to learn?
We all need sleep to function but sleeping doesn’t come with a manual. It’s not uncommon to have one or two poor night’s sleep a month, there’s usually a reason for it (job interview, presentation, feeling ill etc) but if you have found yourself struggling more often and are feeling worried, you need early access to the right information. There are so many different factors which can affect children’s sleep. From the bedroom environment not being quite right, such as too much noise or light, to more potentially serious problems. And if a child isn’t getting enough sleep, then the parents probably aren’t either causing increasing stresses among the whole family. This course can lead on to further courses exploring parenting

How will I learn?
The sessions will be facilitated by the tutor in an informal and relaxed environment.

How will I know how well I am doing?
You will be given tutor feedback at the end of each task. The tutor will work with you to support you with any individual issues that you may be experiencing.

Will I have to do any work at home?
There will be tasks set to do with your child and then to report back to your tutor.

What will I need to provide?
A phone, laptop or tablet which can connect to the internet. GUIDANCE FOR ONLINE SESSIONS 1 Online sessions are hosted via Microsoft Teams 2 A link will be sent to your email address between 1 to 24 hours prior to the session commencing 3 Please check your junk / spam folder, as sometimes the session links are sent here by your email provider 4 If you are signing up to a course less than 24 hours of the course start time, or after the first session has commenced, please enrol on the course and email aclfamilylearning@essex.gov.uk

Are there any other costs?
There are no extra costs associated with this course

What can I do next?
When you finish this course we will provide you with details about what programmes you can move on to next.

Further Information
For all enquiries regarding this course please contact ACLFamilyLearning@essex.gov.uk.