Former Great British Sewing Bee finalist Tamara Melvin has created a series of craft projects to bring some grown-up touches to kids’ bedrooms.
The mum of two is aiming to help parents through the bedwetting stage of their child’s development by highlighting the importance of age-appropriate influences at night time.
Created on behalf of DryNites®, and with support from child psychologist Emma Kenny, Tamara wants to provide a fun way to normalise this phase, which affects almost 600,000 children every year.
Tamara who won the nation’s hearts when she appeared on the popular BBC2 show says: “As a mother of two, I’ve experienced the bedwetting phase first hand and, although it was short lived, I didn’t really know how to manage it.
“There is plenty of information out there nowadays for parents to learn and understand the bedwetting phase, but I wanted to bring a different, more fun, approach to it. My collaboration with DryNites® will help find different ways to encourage mums to talk about bedwetting and realise it is a perfectly normal part of growing up.
“The craft projects include a quirky lamp that children can use to guide them on visits to the toilet during the night, and a pin board on which they can store mementos from their fun-packed days.
“Kids and mums can have a great time working together to make the items and the children will have an ongoing reminder of just how grown up they are.”
DryNites® bedwetting expert Emma Kenny says: ‘I talk to lots of mums and they all say that although their little ones are excelling throughout the day, their night time routine progresses at a slower rate. What many parents are unaware of is that one in four children wet the bed at some point and it is a natural part of their development.
“It’s important for mums to help manage this phase and treat their children as grown-ups kids, as they do during the day. Parents wouldn’t put their grown-up kid in a cot at bedtime so why make them wear a nappy when there are age-appropriate products available? DryNites® pyjama pants can help support and enable them to enjoy a restful night’s sleep.
“The key is to focus on things that are age-appropriate and support them through this stage of their development. That’s why the craft projects Tamara has created will not only transform their bedrooms, but also act as a reminder of just how grown up they are and how much they are achieving throughout their days.”
Catch Tamara Melvin’s craft projects live tomorrow in the ‘Parenting Life & Style Section’
Visit www.drynites.co.uk for more information on bedwetting and tutorials on how to customise your little ones bedrooms.