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Grow and the Stars

schedule4 minchild_care2–6

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Close your eyes, little one. Tonight your friend Grow is taking you into a small, quiet forest. You stop at the edge of the forest. The dark is big and black. You feel a little scared, and that is okay. Grow holds your hand.

Suddenly something rustles in the bushes. You freeze. 'What was that?' you whisper. The branches part. Out of the bush hops a little rabbit, its nose twitching. Grow smiles. And so do you.

Grow points up at the sky. You both go quiet and look. Then one star lights up. Then another. Then a third. The whole sky fills with tiny, shining lights. And one, the brightest of all, gives a little wink, just for you. You smile.

'See?' says Grow. 'If there were no dark, we would never see them.' Grow whispers, 'Whenever you see the stars...' And you finish it: '...the dark keeps their light safe.' Then Grow asks softly, 'So, little one... did we grow a little today?' You nod. 'Here is your little grow for tonight,' Grow whispers. 'Before you sleep, find three little stars in your room.' You hold Grow's paw. Good night, little one.

💡Read together

  • What made you feel scared at first?
  • What came out of the bushes?
  • What helps you when it is dark?
  • How do you think Grow felt, seeing that you weren't scared anymore?

👪For you

Fear of the dark is developmentally normal between ages 2 and 6. At this age, imagination grows faster than the ability to tell real from pretend. Instead of "there is nothing to be afraid of," name the feeling and offer an anchor: a night light, the same sentence every evening, your presence.

🎨Try this

Before bed, find three "stars" in the room together ⭐⭐⭐. It can be any small light: a night light, a clock, a glow from the hallway. Call them the "sleep guardians."

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