Bedtime story
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| * [[Bedtime story]], an entertaining or instructive, [[soporific]], and often [[extemporaneous]] | * [[Bedtime story]], an entertaining or instructive, [[soporific]], and often [[extemporaneous]] | ||
| - | # Something [[induce|inducing]] [[sleep]], especially a drug. | + | |
| - | #: ''The doctor prescribed a '''soporific''' to help him sleep.'' | + | A '''bedtime story''' is a traditional form of [[storytelling]], where a [[Narrative|story]] is told to a [[child]] at [[bedtime]] to prepare them for [[sleep]]. |
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| + | 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 makes the child fall asleep more easily. The emotional aspect creates a bond between the storyteller and the listener, often a parent and child. | ||
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| + | Bedtime stories can be read from a book, or rather, fictional stories made up by the storyteller. The stories are mostly rather short, between one and five minutes, and have a happy ending. A different form of bedtime reading is using longer stories, but dividing them up, thus creating [[cliffhanger]]s. Children will look forward to their bedtime story, and a fixed routine is installed. | ||
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- Bedtime story, an entertaining or instructive, soporific, and often extemporaneous
A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare them 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 makes the child 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 rather, fictional stories made up by the storyteller. The stories are mostly rather short, between one and five minutes, and have a happy ending. A different form of bedtime reading is using longer stories, but dividing them up, thus creating cliffhangers. Children will look forward to their bedtime story, and a fixed routine is installed.
