An interesting Bed Time Story

Bed time is an important time for any family.  Bed time is a ritual part of parenting to help children feel more secure and become accustomed to a more rigid schedule of sleep than they might prefer.  It ads structure to the lives of your loved ones in your home.  Health experts all over the world agree that an individual requires an average of roughly eight hours of sleep each and every single night.  The ritual of bedtime is aimed at facilitating the transition from wakefulness to sleep.  It may involve bedtime stories, children's songs, nursery rhymes, bed-making and getting children to change into nightwear.  This article shall briefly explain why it is important to prepare for sleep and also describe an interesting bed time story that will help you comfortably drift into a gentle rest. 

Bed time is an important time because sleep is important to our wellbeing.  Health experts all over the planet agree that our physical, mental and emotional health is affected by sleep.  Human beings sleep for roughly a third of our lives.  As we rest we may seem as if we are completely inactive.  The conscious portion of our brain is off and inactive as we rest, however, the subconscious portion of our brain is a giant that never sleeps.  It continues to organize our memories and make sense of the things that occurred while we were awake.  This part of our mind forges new brain nerve cells; eliminate other ones, while reaffirming other ones.  Toxins that accumulate while we are awake and functioning are flushed out and removed while we are asleep.  Other more useful hormones such as dopamine, endorphins and serotonin get replenished because they also get depleted while we are awake and functioning.  That is why we feel refreshed and rejuvenated in the morning.  Many individual agree that they feel most energetic and productive in the mornings

An interesting bed time story that would be the perfect partner that would help excite you and your loved ones is the classic tale of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”.  It is the story of a young girl name “Goldilocks “who goes for a walk in the forest and comes upon a house. She enters the home belonging to three bears and helps herself to porridge, sits in their chairs, and sleeps in their beds. Meanwhile, the bears return home and much to their surprise they discover the outcome of what Goldilocks has done to their porridge, chairs and their beds. Goldilocks wakes with a huge fright when she sees and hears the bears.  She then jumps up and flees into the forest.  It is a classic tale that also provides the moral lesson that one should be considerate with property that does not belong to you.

In conclusion, one should prepare for bed time because it is a time when your mind restores itself.  When one gets the recommended amount of sleep they are able to function efficiently and productively.