Sleep & Daily Routines
The sleep books, wind-down tools and routine systems that hold up in real households — not the ones that assume a quiet, predictable evening.
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Thrive Parenting Company
Therapist-curated resource guide
Sleep & Daily Routines
A Thrive List™ for the Sleep & Daily Routines pathway
Last updated 30 July 2026
From the therapist
Sleep is the intervention that improves everything else — mood, attention, patience, appetite, and your own capacity to stay steady at 6pm. This guide collects what works for school-age children and teenagers, not babies. If your evenings are currently chaotic, start with one anchor at the same time each night and change nothing else for two weeks.
If you're overwhelmed, start here
- 01
Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Richard Ferber
The reference text, far gentler than its reputation.
- 02
Moshi(opens in a new tab)
Moshi Kids
Sleep stories that reliably shorten the bedtime tail.
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Sleep Foundation(opens in a new tab)
sleepfoundation.org
Reliable, referenced, age-banded guidance.
Pick one anchor: same wake time, one wind-down cue, screens out of the bedroom. One only. Sleep responds to consistency, not effort.
What's inside
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Best Parent Books
15 recommendations
- 01Top pick
Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Richard Ferber
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12 more in the PDF
Best Children's Books
10 recommendations
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The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin
- 03
Goodnight Moon(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Margaret Wise Brown
7 more in the PDF
Best Teen Books
10 recommendations
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7 more in the PDF
Best Podcasts
8 recommendations
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The Sleep Is a Skill Podcast(opens in a new tab)
Mollie Eastman
- 03
Nothing Much Happens(opens in a new tab)
Kathryn Nicolai
5 more in the PDF
Best Apps
9 recommendations
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Calm(opens in a new tab)
Calm.com
- 03
Headspace(opens in a new tab)
Headspace Inc.
6 more in the PDF
Best Websites
8 recommendations
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The Sleep Charity (UK)(opens in a new tab)
thesleepcharity.org.uk
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Raising Children Network(opens in a new tab)
raisingchildren.net.au
5 more in the PDF
Best YouTube Channels
6 recommendations
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Jason Stephenson(opens in a new tab)
Jason Stephenson
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Cosmic Kids Zen Den(opens in a new tab)
Jaime Amor
3 more in the PDF
Helpful Organisations
6 recommendations
- 01
The Sleep Charity(opens in a new tab)
thesleepcharity.org.uk
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Sleep Foundation(opens in a new tab)
sleepfoundation.org
- 03
3 more in the PDF
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