Listener questions: Winter colds, celiac disease, your teeth and yawning ❄️🦷🛌

Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 613 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this listener-powered episode, we answer some of the curious, clever, and thoughtful questions you've sent us! Why do kids get sick more often in winter? What exactly is celiac disease? What happens if you never brush your teeth or go to the dentist? And why do we sometimes cry or yawn in strange places—like inside a car? With clear explanations and a warm, bedtime-friendly tone, we explore the science behind everyday mysteries in a way that's easy to understand and fun to learn. Perfect for curious kids (and their grownups) who love asking why? Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂📖 ✨ Want more stories and fewer interruptions? Join Sleep Tight Premium for ad-free listening, bonus bedtime stories every week, and personalized shout-outs for your little ones! Start your free trial now on Apple Podcasts or at ⁠⁠⁠sleeptightpremium.com⁠⁠⁠. Themes in this episode: ✔️ Human biology and health ✔️ Seasonal illness ✔️ Digestive and immune systems ✔️ Dental hygiene ✔️ Yawning and tear production ✔️ Empathy and understanding differences --- Support Us 👉 Join ⁠⁠Premium⁠⁠ for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! 👉 ⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠ is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts, or share our podcast with your friends. 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like to investigate? Send us an email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ , and we may feature it in an upcoming show. --- About Sleep Tight Science We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an engaging bedtime show that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but simple enough for grown-ups to understand), Sleep Tight Science uses big words to answer big questions that kids wonder about, like why do we feel icky sometimes and how do our legs help us move? Learn something new about the natural world while drifting off to dreamland. Have an interesting science question or a topic you’re curious about? Email us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠, and it might just be the focus of an upcoming episode! Dedicated to enhancing the health and happiness of children, Sleep Tight Media helps families replace bedtime struggles with bedtime snuggles. -- Please check out: ⁠⁠⁠www.abcmouse.com/sleeptightscience⁠⁠ Advertising provided by Starglow Media. Learn more about Starglow Media ⁠⁠here

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0:00.0	You are listening to Sleep Tight Science.
0:14.4	Did you know bananas are berries?
0:19.4	But strawberries aren't?
0:21.6	What?
0:22.6	Science likes to keep us on our toes.
0:32.7	Hello, friends, and welcome back to sleep tight science.
0:36.9	A bedtime show that answers your questions about science.
0:42.9	In this episode, we'll answer some of the questions you've sent in.
0:48.2	We love reading your emails, comments, reviews, and suggestions.
0:53.8	They help us make each episode even better.
0:57.0	We can't answer every question, but today we are exploring various topics kids like you have asked about.
1:06.0	Why do kids get sick more often in winter? What exactly is celiac disease?
1:13.2	Why do we tear up when we yawn?
1:16.3	And what could happen if you never brushed your teeth or went to the dentist?
1:22.3	We'll cover all this and some fun facts about these topics and more.
1:28.1	We hope you learn as much as we did.
1:34.9	After we wrote this episode,
1:37.5	we thought perhaps a further explanation of our first fun fact
1:41.7	might be a good idea, because it surprised us, too.
1:47.7	Did you know that strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries aren't actually berries at all?
1:55.5	It's true, at least not in the scientific sense.
2:03.6	But bananas are berries.
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