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While the Children Sleep (also known as The Sitter) is a 2007 American made-for-television horror film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Mariana Klaveno, Gail O'Grady, William R. Moses, Tristan Lake Leabu, Madison Davenport, and Stacy Haiduk.
While the children sleep ...... romance may find it's way .......Here is Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra with a tune that will have you dreaming into the ni...
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While the Children Sleep (also known as The Sitter) is a 2007 American made-for-television horror film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Mariana Klaveno, Gail O'Grady, William R. Moses, Tristan Lake Leabu, Madison Davenport, and Stacy Haiduk.
May 4, 2020 · Summary: A structural brain scaffold in infants serves as a foundation for literacy. Language and reading may refine this pre-existing brain scaffold. The study also reveals robust language networks activate while children sleep if stories are read to them during slumber. Source: Cognitive Neuroscience Society.
- Overview
- The benefits of reading before bed
- Reading to children before bed
- E-readers versus paper books
- What about audiobooks?
- So, what should I read?
- How to start your bedtime reading routine
- The bottom line
If you’ve ever read for pleasure, you probably know at least some of what books have to offer.
For one, books can transport you to far-off places (daring sword fights and magic spells, anyone?). They can also teach you new things about the world you live in and help you access experiences and perspectives you might not otherwise encounter.
And if you’ve ever gotten lost in the pages of a thrilling adventure, you might also have some familiarity with the way a good book can make time speed by.
While you might find reading enjoyable at any time of day, reading before bed can offer some particular benefits. At the very least, it’s a low-key activity that can help you wind down when you don’t feel entirely ready to sleep.
It could, however, do quite a bit more, from easing emotional distress to promoting a more relaxed and peaceful state of mind.
A bedtime reading ritual might not be entirely new to you, if someone read to you in childhood. You might even have some early memories of drifting off to the soothing sound of their voice, or begging for one more chapter before they switched off the light.
Reading can be fun — but it doesn’t just provide entertainment.
It can also strengthen your brain by:
•boosting empathy
•increasing your vocabulary
•protecting against age-related cognitive decline
Some evidence even suggests reading books could help you live longer, giving you even more time to read before bed or at any time of the day.
Bedtime reading has many of the same benefits for children as it does for adults, with some added bonuses.
A reading ritual can make up part of your child’s bedtime routine, for one. Experts by and large agree that bedtime routines, in general, promote development and overall well-being, along with better sleep. And reading, in particular, may help your toddler sleep longer.
Plenty of people prefer the full reading experience — the weight of the book, the smell of paper and ink, the texture of the pages.
Yet while the feel of a book in your hands might offer familiarity and comfort, you might not want to be hefting a heavy hardcover or holding a tightly bound paperback open as you become sleepy.
With the rising popularity of e-readers and apps that allow you to read on smartphones and tablets, you might wonder whether the format of your book matters. Do you have to read a hard copy, to get the benefits? Or is the mere act of reading enough?
The short answer: You’ll probably want to limit reading on a phone or tablet to the daytime hours — unless, that is, you have a dedicated e-reader with a monochrome screen that doesn’t emit blue light.
According to 2015 research, reading on a light-emitting electronic device exposes you to brain-stimulating blue light that can disrupt sleep by:
•interfering with your body’s production of melatonin
Without a doubt, audiobooks make reading more accessible for blind people, along with people who:
•have temporary or partial vision loss
•are unable to hold a book due to illness or injury
•have difficulty reading or don’t know how to read
•have difficulty focusing on printed words
At bedtime, though, listening to an audiobook can relax just about anyone.
With nearly 130 million books to choose from, you might not know what book to pick up first, much less bring along to bed.
The best bedtime reading material can depend quite a bit on your personal taste and your reasons for reading before bed. You’ll generally need to do a little experimentation on your own.
A good starting place might involve choosing a book that:
•has a lighter storyline
•doesn’t frighten or disgust you
•isn’t dry or dull — or so exciting that you want to keep reading all night
Keep these final tips in mind to maximize the effects of reading before bed:
•Consider your location. Instead of reading at your desk or a hard chair at the kitchen table, find a comfortable spot where you can stretch out. You could even create a reading corner, if you have the space, with pillows, blankets, and soft lighting.
•Use the right kind of light. Turning off bright lights 2 hours before you go to bed can improve your sleep. Instead of bright blue light in the evening, switch to dim or amber lights. If you use a reading lamp, consider using an amber bulb.
•Create some ambiance. For an even more relaxing experience, try some aromatherapy or soft music without vocals.
Author Neil Gaiman said, “A book is a dream that you hold in your hands.”
There’s no denying that books can help you dream big, day or night. But diving into the pages of a book before bed might help you relax before you crawl between your sheets. Reading before bed, then, could promote restful sleep, and maybe even more interesting dreams.
One of the best things about reading? You don’t have to wait for it to take effect. So, give it a try: Pick up a book, and bring on the dreams.
Crystal Raypole writes for Healthline and Psych Central. Her fields of interest include Japanese translation, cooking, natural sciences, sex positivity, and mental health, along with books, books, and more books. In particular, she’s committed to helping decrease stigma around mental health issues. She lives in Washington with her son and a lovably recalcitrant cat.
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Feb 17, 2022 · Just as adults often read before bed to relax into sleep, children can also benefit from reading during bedtime. Books as part of your bedtime routine create focused one-to-one time between parent and child, filling your child’s “emotional tank” before sleep.
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