Sleep

Make bedtime comfortable

The place where your child sleeps should be quiet, warm and dark (a night light is okay though).

Keep your child well

Being unwell can affect your child's sleep. If they snore a lot or stop breathing for short periods while asleep, see your primary care practitioner e.g. your family doctor or nurse for advice.

Ministry of Health resource: mokomoko movement

This video is based on He Pī Ka Rere, Toi Tanagata’s under-fives movement programme run through kohanga reo.

Ministry of Health resource: pūngāwerewere movement

This video is based on He Pī Ka Rere, Toi Tanagata’s under-fives movement programme run through kohanga reo.

Ministry of Health resource: Tamaiti pūhou (babies 0-3 months)

Need some tips getting your tamaiti pūhou (babies 0-3 months) to sleep better?

Ministry of Health resource: Owhaowha (infants 3-12 months)

How much sleep and activity do your owhaowha (infants 3-12 months) actually need?

Ministry of Health resource: Tamaiti nohinohi (toddlers 1-2 years)

With so much information out there, understanding what your tamaiti nohinihi (toddlers 1-2 years) need in terms of sleeping, playing and adventuring can be hard.

Ministry of Health resource: Tamaiti (preschool 3-4 years)

At this age tamaiti can be a bundle of energy!

Plunket Sleep and Settling Chat - video one

In a series of three videos, Dr Bronwyn Sweeney a psychologist and sleep researcher from the Sleep/Wake Research Centre, with a special interest in the sleep of mothers, babies and their families, joins Anne Hodren, National Educator for Plunket, to discuss sleep and settling. Each video is around 12 minutes long.

Plunket Sleep and Settling Chat - video two

In a series of three videos, Dr Bronwyn Sweeney a psychologist and sleep researcher from the Sleep/Wake Research Centre, with a special interest in the sleep of mothers, babies and their families, joins Anne Hodren, National Educator for Plunket, to discuss sleep and settling. Each video is around 12 minutes long.

Plunket Sleep and Settling Chat - video three

In a series of three videos, Dr Bronwyn Sweeney a psychologist and sleep researcher from the Sleep/Wake Research Centre, with a special interest in the sleep of mothers, babies and their families, joins Anne Hodren, National Educator for Plunket, to discuss sleep and settling. Each video is around 12 minutes long.