Screen-free wind-down: audio stories at bedtime
Why listening beats watching at bedtime, and how to set up audio stories for sleep.
Listen, don't watch
Watching keeps eyes and attention busy; listening lets a child close their eyes and imagine. Audio stories are a natural fit for the last part of the day.
StoryChoose is built for listening: start the story, turn the screen face down or lock it, and use the headphone or lock-screen controls if you need to pause.
Set it up once
Choose a soft soundscape and a low music volume. Turn on the sleep timer so everything fades out after 20 or 30 minutes.
If your child likes to read along, the night-light mode shows warm, large text with the current line highlighted.
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