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Sleep Tight Stories - Bedtime Stories for Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Tracy loves everything about summer—running barefoot through the grass, chasing butterflies, and learning from the little adventures each day brings. But as school creeps closer, she wonders why the seasons have to change and why rules—like wearing shoes—have to exist at all. ✔️ Perfect for ages 4+ ✔️ Themes: Curiosity • Self-Expression • Identity • Parent-Child Bonding • Coping with Change • Resilience • Rules and Boundaries • Emotional Growth • Confidence • Belonging 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 7-day free trial now on Apple Podcasts or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sleeptightpremium.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- 💖 Support Sleep Tight Stories: If you’re enjoying the podcast, share it with your friends or leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review! It helps more families discover the magic of our bedtime stories. 👉 Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! Perfect for Spotify and Yoto. 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 👉 If you are enjoying the podcast and would like to show your support, visit our support page at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleeptightstories.org/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Connect with us: ❤️ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SleepTightStories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sleeptightstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sleeptightstoriespodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT Sleep Tight Stories When your kids Sleep Tight, you will too. Sleep Tight Stories brings joy and comfort to millions of families worldwide with new calming bedtime stories every single week. Each episode is relevant to children’s lived experiences, and sparks wonder (without overstimulation) so listeners can easily drift off to sleep. Make bedtime the sweetest part of everyone’s day with Sleep Tight Stories ---

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, and welcome to Sleep Tight Stories.
0:16.3	Tracy loves summer and being outside.
0:23.6	She goes inside to talk to her mom and ask her a few questions about some very important things.
0:31.6	Bare feet Tracy bounded into the laundry room, leaving dusty footprints across the clean floor,
0:48.3	as her mother folded what looked like the entire contents of her dresser drawers. Her mother always did laundry when
0:57.7	she had something on her mind. It was her thinking time. And Tracy had learned it was also the
1:05.0	perfect time to get her full attention. Mommy? Tracy plopped down cross-legged on the floor.
1:14.0	You could almost see a puff of dirt rise as she hit the floor.
1:19.1	Yes, dear.
1:20.6	Her mother didn't look up from folding one of Tracy's many grass-stained t-shirts.
1:26.6	Why can't summer last forever?
1:30.7	Because the seasons change.
1:33.7	But why must the seasons change?
1:37.3	Tracy picked at a mosquito bite on her ankle.
1:40.7	Don't the birds love summer?
1:43.4	The trees always look so happy,
1:45.0	and the flowers always open up and greet me when I walk by.
1:50.0	Her mother paused, holding up a tiny sock that somehow had a hole in the toe already.
1:58.0	That's the natural order of things, sweetie.
2:01.6	There's an ebb and flow to everything.
2:04.6	I'm sure you'll learn all about it when you go back to school.
2:09.6	Tracy's stomach dropped.
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