Good night! Let’s pretend we are sleepy in order to trick our body into being ready for sleep.
Good night! Let’s pretend we are sleepy in order to trick our body into being ready for sleep.
* You can learn more about Taes Leavitt and her work by visiting bigheartjourney.com.
And you can write to Taes or record a voicemail and send it to listen@akidsco.com. We would love so much to hear about your day or the ways you say goodnight.
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S1E52, NIGHT Pretend To Be Sleepy
[INTRODUCTION]
Taes: Hello, my name is Taes and I am so happy to be here with you at the very end of our day to say goodnight.
It is just such a good time to think back on what happened today on how we felt throughout the day and just wind down together.
Are you ready?
Me too.
I love knowing all day long that I get to see you and hear about how your day was and how you're feeling.
So, first of all, I just wanna say, thank you so much for being here with me.
[PRETEND TO SLEEPY]
Taes: Before we start, can you make sure you are in your pajamas, grab a stuffy and a blanket and whatever makes you feel cozy and come on back and find a really comfortable space to sit down.
Today I'm going to show you a little trick that I do when I'm having big awake feelings when it's bedtime.
Did you know that if you pretend to be sleepy, your body actually listens and starts to become sleepy in real life?
So, let's start off by discovering how sleepy you are right now.
If you are feeling wide awake and like you wish it was breakfast time, can you touch the top of your. Okay.
And if you're feeling so sleepy that your eyes just won't stay open… Oh, I'm yawning already… Can you put your hands together and lay your head on your hands, like you are about to fall asleep.
Great. So if we are wide awake or really sleepy, this is a really good trick that you can do right before bed. And it works every time.
This trick is going to require you to be an actor, especially if you are feeling wide awake right now.
So the first thing you're going to do is make a great big pretend yawn. Are you ready? Let's hear you yawn. (yawn)
Oh, that was a really good yawn!
Can you yawn even bigger? Ready? (yawn)
Oh, that was a really good yawn, too.
Now can you make your hands into fists and stretch your fists over your head? And as you stretch them up in the air, can you say, “I am so sleepy” and I want you to be very dramatic about this, because remember you are an actor.
Okay. Ready?
Stretch those arms up over your head. And can you say, “I am so sleepy?”
Oh, that was really good. Okay. Now we're gonna put it all together.
Let's start with that. Pretend yawn. Are you ready? Big yawn.
Nowstretch your arms up over your head. Oh. And say it. “I am so sleepy”.
Oh, that's so good. One more time. Ready?
Big yawn. Even bigger. Oh, stretch your arms up over your head. “I am so sleepy”.
Now, are you finding that you're actually yawning a bit right now, like I am? Oh my goodness.
If it's not working, try it a few more times and try making your yawn even bigger, because I promise you that if you do your pretend yawns, they will turn into big yawns and you will be ready for bed.
When you make the action of the yawn, your body thinks that you are for real sleepy. So it activates your body's sleep mode, slows down your heart rate, and relaxes your body, getting you ready for sleep.
And one of these mornings, we are gonna do the opposite and we're going to activate your body for energy to start your day.
But for now, let's try it one more time. Ready? Stretch your arms up. “I say I'm so sleepy”. Oh, and I wanna let you know that I love you so much, and I'm wishing you a great sleep.
[CLOSING]
Taes: Thank you to you for being here with me.
I can't wait to see you tomorrow morning.
Have an amazing sleep with lots of happy dreams.
Remember, there is nobody in the whole world with a heart just like yours.
I love you. And I love your big heart so much.
[CREDITS]
Taes: Good Morning, Good Night is written by me, Taes Leavitt. You can learn more about me and my work by visiting bigheartjourney.com.
You can write to me or record a voicemail and send it to listen@akidsco.com. I would love so much to hear about your day or the ways you say goodnight.
Our show is edited and produced by Matthew Winner with help from Chad Michael Snavely and the team at Sound On Studios. Our executive producer is Jelani Memory. And this show was brought to you by A Kids Podcast About.
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