I am a pain in the ass when it comes to Cara’s bedtime. And I don’t apologise for it. A good night’s sleep is as important as a healthy diet and exercise to ensure the physical and emotional well-being of growing children.

Children need to sleep well!

School children need at least 10 hours of sleep a day and we do our best to make sure that Cara gets that every night. We stick to a very strict bedtime during the week and we have a routine in place to help her settle and relax and easily drift off to dream land.

Oh my, I sound very strict, haha! I just do my best to ensure that suicide hour runs as smooth as possible. You know what I’m talking about – that absolutely crazy time of the day when you’re trying to cook supper, feed the dogs, do a load of laundry, help with homework and then feed and bath the kids and try to get them to bed on time.

We’ve seemed to streamline things a bit and our routine works quite well. Obviously it helps A LOT that Cara is 7 and can do a lot for herself now. Some days are more hectic that others, but we try to follow the same steps right before bed time… a warm bath (at least back in the day when Cape Town had water), slipping into comfy pj’s, reading a book, having a chat about the day and good cuddle, saying our prayers, etc.

For many South African children living in underprivileged homes, a proper night’s rest may not be a possibility.

The Westin launches ThreadForward

A day before World Sleep Day, the Westin launched a global project known as ThreadForward. With the importance of a sound sleeping ritual for children in mind, the Westin brand created an initiative to collect, process and weave and upcycle bed linen into pyjamas for children in need around the world to assist in a comforting night’s rest at the very least.

Westin Hotels & Resorts announced the launch of Project Rise:ThreadForward, an unprecedented sustainability program that collects, processes and reweaves hotel bed linens transforming them into thousands of pairs of children’s pajamas.  The first-of-its-kind pajamas will be distributed to children in need, whose circumstances can contribute to shortened and more fragmented sleep. Beginning April 16^th, Westin will give the gift of better sleep beyond the brand’s hotels, in cities around the world: from New York and Toronto, to Mexico City and Cape Town, and will encourage guests to support by purchasing a pair of pajamas on westinstore.com to benefit the program.

Well done Westin! We love this initiative and we hope that it gets all the support it deserves.

And thank you so much for Cara’s lovely blanket and DIY dreamcatcher kit.

Sleep Well!

xoxo

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