News: Sleep Action workshops
Durham Local Authority Sleep Action workshops give you information and techniques to help you support your child to get a great night’s sleep.
Sleep is important. If you don’t get enough it can have a big effect on your energy levels, how you feel and behave and even what you eat. For children and young people it’s extra important because sleep helps growing brains to learn and develop, but it’s not always easy to make sure they get the sleep they need.
At the Sleep Action workshop you will learn:
- How sleep works – different sleep phases during the night, and what drives your daily patterns of sleeping and waking.
- How much sleep children and young people need.
- How what you do during the day affects how we sleep.
- The importance of the last hour before sleep and how to help your child ‘wind down’.
- What makes a good sleep environment and a good sleep routine.
- Techniques for helping your child to fall asleep and what to do when they wake in the night.
- Tips for children with additional needs.
They will be running face-to-face and virtual workshops.
Current 2026 Dates and venues below.
| Date/time | Venue |
|---|---|
| Monday 11 May 2026, 9.30am to 11.30am | Online (Teams) |
| Monday 15 June 2026, 10.00am to 12.00 noon | Best Start Family Hub Chester-le-Street |
| Wednesday 15 July 2026, 5.00pm to 7.00pm | Online (Teams) |
| Thursday 27 August 2026, 9.30am to 11.30am | Online (Teams) |
| Wednesday 23 September 2026, 10.00am to 12 noon | Best Start Family Hub Bishop Auckland |
| Thursday 15 October 2026, 5.00pm to 7.00pm | Online (Teams) |
| Tuesday 10 November 2026, 9.30am to 11.30am | Online (Teams) |
| Thursday 10 December 2026, 10.00am to 12 noon | Best Start Family Hub Seaham |
To attend a Sleep Action workshop you can ask your Health Visitor, GP, school or another professional working with you to refer you, or you can self-refer by using Health Chat (on the NHS Growing Healthy Children’s Services app) or by ringing 03000 263 538.
After the workshop they will offer you some support over the phone and may offer individual visits if you are still worried about your child’s sleep.
https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/31307/Sleep-action-workshops
Posted on: 18th April 2024