bedtime
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They don’t fall in and out of love, pick up groceries on the way home, read bedtime stories to their children or separate their recyclables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Both of our husbands traveled for work a lot, so Scott and I spent hours together, especially before bedtime and during the “witching hour” with our little ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
They told ChatGPT their grandmother used to read them the recipe at bedtime to help them fall asleep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
During one six week study period, participants delayed their usual bedtime by 90 minutes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Cynthia's mother worked all day and went to school all evening, and when Cynthia was a baby, her mother would rock her to sleep with bedtime stories read out of night school textbooks.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
Meanwhile, New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed a tongue-in-cheek executive order "temporarily repealing bedtimes" to encourage children to watch the late-night games.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Christmas disrupts normal routines, but San stresses that keeping anchor points like wake-ups, mealtimes and bedtimes the same helps children feel grounded.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
Short sleep and later bedtimes strengthened the relationship between screen time and cardiometabolic risk.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2025
Reestablishing routines like bedtimes and family meals is also key for older children to help create a sense of predictability and security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
Even when he stayed at the hospital past their bedtimes, they could feel his darling drifting comfortably around them.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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