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Bedtime Brains: The Sleep + Literacy Guide for Parents of Little Ones (Ages 0–4)

Discover 8 simple, science-backed bedtime habits that calm your child's busy brain, improve sleep, and quietly wire their brain for reading — so you can stop wondering if you're doing enough and start feeling confident you're building a strong foundation.

In This Free Guide, You'll Learn:

The "Backwards Storytelling" trick that slows your child's racing mind, signals it's time for sleep, AND teaches sequencing — one of the most critical early reading skills.

A simple sensory wind-down technique that boosts melatonin AND builds letter recognition at the same time (your child won't even know they're learning).

The 20-minute bedtime flow you can mix and match based on your child's age — so you finally have a calm, connected routine that actually works for YOUR family.

What NOT to do at bedtime — including the 3 common mistakes that overstimulate your child's brain and delay sleep (most parents don't realize they're making #2).

What Other's Are Saying After Getting The Guide...

I love these ideas for bedtime routine. Bedtime is when the energy peaks, and knowing that every 30 minutes that we lose then, adds chaos to the next morning!! These are quick and easy and build connection! These are SO easy to incorporate and I love knowing that I am building their brain.

Yuu B.

LOVE these ideas for a bedtime routine! Blessed with two very active little ones, 3 and 7, and bedtime is always a struggle. The sequence provided here is super helpful in getting them to slow down. And we're nurturing connection!

Shruti

A PERSONAL NOTE

Hey! I'm Shannon.

Hey there! I help parents build their child's Reading Brain using simple, brain-based strategies that actually work.

That's why I created this guide. Because reading isn't about memorizing. It's about wiring. And your bedtime routine is the perfect place to start.

I've been teaching children to read for nearly 30 years. But 15 years ago, everything changed when my son was diagnosed with an inoperable skull base tumor.

Suddenly, I wasn't just a reading specialist. I was a mom trying to understand how the brain develops, heals, and learns.

That's when I stopped chasing programs and started following the brain.

What I discovered transformed everything. When we teach the brain the way it's designed to learn, reading becomes clearer, instruction becomes simpler, and children progress faster with less frustration and more confidence.

But I also realized something deeper: the most powerful influence on a child's Reading Brain isn't a program. It's a parent. And parents are drowning in noise...conflicting advice, trendy programs, and pressure to "get it right."