A bedtime rescue pack
A Seven-Night Bedtime Story Reset
One short, calm story for each night of a gentle week-long return to a predictable bedtime rhythm.
Printable planThis is not a streak and nothing is lost if a night is missed. Keep the same start time and goodnight words, read the next story when it suits, and repeat a favourite instead whenever the child asks.
Read them in this order
- 1

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
A little star shines above the sleeping world, guiding travellers with its tiny light. This familiar, slow rhyme is made for a quiet voice at the very end of bedtime.
1 min · Ages 1–3 · Low intensity - 2

The Friendly Shadows
A bad dream leaves Owen frightened of familiar shadows. A parent validates the feeling, checks the room and helps Owen give the dream a safer ending.
2 min · Ages 3–8 · Low intensity - 3

The Unicorn Who Waited
Orla has no quick unicorn magic. By waiting beside a pond, she notices the frogs and fireflies that later guide everyone safely through the fog.
2 min · Ages 3–8 · Low intensity - 4

Rabbit's New Street
A new house feels wrong until Imani and Rabbit fill it with familiar things, learn the street's sounds and let new details become their own.
2 min · Ages 3–7 · Low intensity - 5

The Sleepover Lantern
When a first sleepover stops being funny and starts feeling far from home, Hana asks for help and learns that staying or going home can both be good choices.
2 min · Ages 4–8 · Low intensity - 6

The Unicorn's Winter Bell
Sora and a pale unicorn carry a lost silver bell through a snowy village until its sound reunites a wandering dog with the person waiting for him.
2 min · Ages 3–8 · Low intensity - 7

Row, Row, Row Your Boat
A little boat drifts down a stream in the familiar round, then continues beneath stars and past the willows in two new bedtime verses. Rock side to side as you sing.
1 min · Ages 1–3 · Low intensity
This is a reading list, not medical or therapeutic advice. Skip any story that does not feel right tonight.