Sleep experts at Bensons for Beds have found a way to create a unique 2-in-1 mattress – Flip by Slumberland – that ensures growing adolescents get a better quality of sleep because it provides different support needs for their growing bodies.
The brand new mattress is softer on one side for when kids are smaller and firmer on the other side for when they’re bigger.
By ‘flipping’ the mattress at the right time in their growth, it helps parents ensure their children get the right support as they develop throughout their teenage years.
And because it’s a 2-in-1 mattress offering support over a longer period, it provides better value than investing in two separate mattresses as children grow.
The clever mattress has been made possible by new technology created by Bensons’ Cambridgeshire manufacturing centre in Huntingdon.
At the heart of the mattress is an innovative variable support spring system featuring springs that have a different resistance either end, enabling different levels of support and comfort on either side of the mattress.
Flip by Slumberland also contains temperature-regulating smart fabric and breathable and responsive foam.
And the technology in the mattress is crucial because adolescence is a time like no other where the physical attributes of the body changes so much.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health shows a typical boy aged 11 to 18 grows by almost 50 per cent in height and nearly doubles in weight during that period.
While the change in girls’ growth and weight are less dramatic, the weight of their bodies rises by approximately 60 per cent over the same period, meaning this mattress is just as suitable for them too.
Flip by Slumberland is the first mattress in the UK to address the challenge in this way, providing a 2-in-1 mattress with differing levels of firmness during this dramatic growth period.
Lara Purcell, marketing and innovation director at Bensons for Beds said: “Flip by Slumberland provides the correct comfort and support so children get the refreshing and restorative sleep that’s absolutely fundamental to their physical and mental wellbeing.
“What’s more it gives parents real peace of mind that they’re truly looking after their children’s sleep needs.”
In a recent survey commissioned by Bensons, more than eight in ten of those asked admitted to not having their kids’ growth in mind when buying a mattress, and 36 per cent said their child’s mattress simply came when the bed frame was purchased.
However, a huge 85 per cent understood that as children grow, their mattress needs change.
Sleep is vital for people of any age – and especially in teens because profound mental, physical, social, and emotional development requires quality sleep.
As Bensons own sleep expert Dr Sophie Bostock says, teenagers have been described as the subgroup of the population most at risk of chronic sleep deprivation and research suggests today’s adolescents are sleeping more than an hour less than they were 100 years ago.
While standard mattresses offer one level of comfort and support, they are unable to keep up with continual growth throughout adolescence.
The Flip’s 2-in-1 design means it adapts over the years, with a softer side offering comfort for lighter, smaller bodies – typically pre-teen up to around 15 years or 55kg and the firmer side offers enhanced support, medium to firm comfort for bigger and heavier bodies – typically from around 15yrs or 55kg upwards into adulthood.
And recognising a teenager’s bedroom is often their sanctuary, spending prolonged periods in their beds and using the space for gaming, watching TV and even socialising, Flip by Slumberland also has reinforced edges to help prolong the life of the mattress.
Flip by Slumberland is priced from £379.99 is available in store and online at bensonsforbeds.co.uk and comes with a free eight-year guarantee.
Taking a child from pre-teen to adulthood – and averaging just 16p per sleep, Flip by Slumberland is a sound investment to make sure adolescents get the sleep they need.
*Based on Double 135 x 190 at £479.99 RRP
