How do I keep the bedtime routine when my grandchild stays over?
Ask the parents for their three or four bedtime steps and follow them in the same order, ending with a story. Children sleep better with a consistent routine, and a familiar one helps most in an unfamiliar bed.
Routines matter night after night: in a survey of more than 10,000 families, each extra routine night a week went with better sleep (Mindell et al., 2015). Keep the same steps, the same goodnight words, and a sleepover can feel just like home. If your grandchild is nervous about sleeping away, read One More Goodnight, a story about a first sleepover.
Is Luna easy to use if I’m not “techy”?
Yes. Type your grandchild’s name once, then tap a cover and swipe through the pages. There are no accounts to create, no feed and no ads, and the few grown-up actions, like deleting a profile, sit behind a simple multiplication question.
- Big illustrated pages in landscape, on a phone or a tablet.
- Works offline once stories are on the device: perfect for the cottage or the caravan.
- Your grandchild’s name stays on your device.
Can I read to my grandchild over a video call?
Story time over a video call is a lovely ritual for families who live apart. Luna blocks screen sharing to protect its illustrations, so for long-distance story time, hold up a print book to the camera, and save Luna for the nights your grandchild stays over.
Why does reading together matter so much?
The WHO recommends “reading and storytelling with a caregiver” for every child under 5 (World Health Organization, 2019), and the numbers add up quickly: a book a day means about 290,000 more words heard by kindergarten (Logan et al., 2019).
