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 plan

This 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.