Sleeping babies make happy babies but there will be the newborn stage when they’re waking up for feeds during the middle of the night, when they wake perhaps having had a nightmare or are teething. Likewise as toddlers, they will try to assert themselves and see how far they can push boundaries regarding bed-time. There will be times when they have coughs and colds and are not feeling well. And then, as young teenagers you will lie awake, waiting for them to come in from their first disco. There will be less late nights for you and very few “lie-in” opportunities at the weekends.