Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you had a simple and effective way to help young children settle down and go to sleep? Mimi Sommers, author of Relax-a-Bye Baby has such a way. Relax-a-bye Baby is a painless bedtime guide to help your little one relax and sleep tight.
This book is an introduction to meditation as well as a fun, creative and interactive approach to body relaxation and mindfulness. Think of this book as a useful bonding tool for parents, grandparents and other caregivers.
In Relax-a-Bye Baby Mimi Sommers shares a relaxation exercise to ease your grandchild off to dreamland
It’s bedtime and the battle begins. Your little one is still bubbling with energy and you’ve run out of bedtime stories and used up all of your tips and tricks for getting him or her off to sleep. Mimi Sommers went through this nearly every evening with her son. On one particularly bad night when the clock read 10:30 PM and he was still wide awake she turned, in desperation, to a relaxation exercise often used by adults, and by 10:45 PM her little guy was sound asleep. Later, she refined the exercise, so that it was tailored specifically for tots, and then she wrote RELAX-A-BYE BABY: A BEDTIME GUIDE TO HELP YOUR LITTLE ONE RELAX AND SLEEP TIGHT (Angus Macgregor Books, September 2014, paperback).
Beautifully illustrated, RELAX-A-BYE BABY offers parents and grandparents a relaxation exercise in a nursery rhyme that not only helps their little ones ease into to sleep, but teaches them relaxation skills that can benefit them throughout their lives. It also helps kids to see bedtime as their time to rest after an active day and rejuvenate for another one.
From RELAX-A-BYE BABY
Quiet your legs
They were busy all day
Walking and running
For work and for play
Straighten them out
Settle them down
You won’t really need them
In this sleepy town
Your hips connect
Your bottom and top
You’re moving all day
So their work doesn’t stop
Rest your hips now
Let them sink into bed
Tell them to “Be quiet”
From your toes to your head
A strong, straight back
Makes you feel tall and proud
Stretch it. Relax it.
Stand out from the crowd
Feel all your tension
Melting away
No more time for worry
Tomorrow’s a new day
Mimi Sommers is a registered dental hygienist who graduated from the University of Southern California. Early in her career, she moved to Switzerland to start a hygiene program for a private practice and currently works part-time in Los Altos, CA. With a strong entrepreneurial spirit, Mimi most recently created a series of children’s interactive educational iPad Apps licensed under Life Skills Games.Mimi lives in Palo Alto, CA with her husband, young son and 2 dogs.
