Category: Falling Asleep

We’ve been talking a lot about bedtime stories around here. Of course, when you think of them, you immediately think about bedtime stories for kids. But bedtime stories for older adults is definitely a thing too. You just may not call them that. For the most part, older adults like the same kinds of bedtime stories as any other adults do. But there might be a few differences here and there. Maybe the difference has a lot to do with what kind of older adult we mean. Is it AARP’s definition of 50+? Are we talking about seniors, retirees, the …

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Adults love bedtime stories? Really?? Did you feel skeptical when you read that? Would you get funny looks if you declared it to your family, friends, co-workers? We all know that kids love bedtime stories. That’s a given. But as adults, we like to think of ourselves as mature, and sophisticated. Beyond anything so childish as a bedtime story. We are well-adjusted people who get into bed, turn the light out immediately, and simply fall asleep. Right? Hmmm…. I’ll admit it. That doesn’t always happen for me. Calming Your Nighttime Mind When I get in bed and turn off the …

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