Bedtime story

A child reads a bedtime story in the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, 1943.

A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep.

Bedtime stories have many advantages, for parents/adults and children alike. The fixed routine of a bedtime story before sleeping has a relaxing effect, and the soothing voice of a person telling a story allows for a calm atmosphere in which the child can fall asleep more easily. The emotional aspect creates a bond between the storyteller and the listener, often a parent and child.

Bedtime stories can be read from a book, or may be invented by the storyteller. The stories tend to be short, with a happy ending. A different form of bedtime reading uses longer stories, but divides them up, thus creating cliffhangers. Children will look forward to their bedtime story, and a fixed routine is established.

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Kids bed time stories – Kids can learn English and enjoy reading lot of moral stories.
Bedtime stories – Bedtime stories set in lyrical rhyming format.

Psychophysiology: Sleep and sleep disorders (F51 and G47 / 307.4 and 327)

Sleep stages

Brain waves

Sleep
disorders

Dyssomnia	Hypersomnia Insomnia Kleine–Levin syndrome Narcolepsy Sleep apnea Central hypoventilation syndrome Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Sleep state misperception
Circadian rhythm disorder	Advanced sleep phase disorder Delayed sleep phase disorder Irregular sleep–wake rhythm Jet lag Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder Shift work sleep disorder
Parasomnia	Catathrenia Night terror Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder Sleepwalking Somniloquy
Other	Bruxism Night eating syndrome Nocturia Nocturnal myoclonus

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phenomena

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¹ Not a sleep disorder.

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