For children aged 4 to 10
Is bedtime a battle every single night?
You are not doing bedtime wrong. About 20 minutes of a guided bedtime story, and nothing for you to enforce.
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In short
- Dream Glow Hollow™ is a guided bedtime story series for children aged 4 to 10, from MindShift Mentors.
- About 20 minutes a story, listened to at lights out.
- Written by Rob Edmonds, creator of the Mindshift Method and Cognitive Pattern Reprogramming. Not a formal hypnosis session.
- Nothing for them to do, nothing to explain afterwards, and nothing for you to enforce.
- Not clinical treatment. It does not replace your GP, paediatrician or child psychologist.
- What it is
- Guided bedtime stories, listened to at lights out
- How long a story
- About 20 minutes, once a night, lying down
- Who it is for
- Children aged 4 to 10, and whoever does the bedtime shift
- Who built it
- Rob Edmonds, who holds a Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy
- What you get
- Nine stories in this program, 50 plus across the library
- To start
- One session free for seven nights, no credit card
Sound familiar
The hour before lights out has become the hardest hour of the day
There is nothing wrong with your child. Bedtime battles and big feelings are very common at this age, and a calmer wind-down may help some households.
- Settling takes an hour, and every night there is one more reason not to go to sleep.
- The dark is a problem, so the light stays on, or you do.
- Big feelings arrive fast and escalate faster, over something small.
- They wake in the night and end up in your bed, or you end up in theirs.
- The worrying starts the moment the room goes quiet.
- They react before they think, and are upset with themselves afterwards.
- There are night time accidents, and everyone is tiptoeing around it.
- Anything new gets refused before it gets tried.
- You walk on eggshells through the evening so the whole thing does not go up.
- Everyone starts the next morning on edge, on not enough sleep.
A bedtime pattern that repeats most nights tends to stick around. Whether you are a mum, a dad, a grandparent, a foster carer or whoever else is doing the bedtime shift, you have almost certainly tried the reward charts and the routines and staying calm on an empty tank. The problem was never you.
Why nothing has held
You have already tried most of this
None of it is useless, and plenty of households keep using it. This is simply something else you can add alongside.
Reward charts and stickers
They can shift what a child does for a while, because there is something in it. For some families the effect fades once the chart stops.
A stricter routine
Worth having, and it helps a lot of households. Some children still find it hard to wind down at lights out, even with a settled routine.
Reasoning and explaining
Young children often respond better to story and imagination than to explanation, especially when they are tired.
Lying with them until they drop off
It can work, right up until you try to leave. Some children then come to expect you in the room to fall asleep.
Screens to wind down
They quieten the room, but for some children screens just before bed can make settling harder.
Waiting for them to grow out of it
Some children do. For others, the same pattern keeps repeating.
You cannot instruct a child into feeling safe at night, and pushing harder can make bedtime tougher. These stories take a gentler route: a calm, familiar story at the point in the day when your child is already winding down.
Before you decide anything
Hear it from the person who built it
Rob explains what Dream Glow Hollow is, why bedtime is the moment that matters most, and what to expect. Four minutes, nothing to sign up for.
Rob Edmonds on Dream Glow Hollow and Cognitive Pattern Reprogramming, four minutes
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Children learn through story, not instruction
Imagination, emotion and repetition are big parts of how young children play and learn. A story can be easier to listen to than an explanation.
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Bedtime is already a wind-down
A child settling for sleep is already starting to relax and get drowsy. The stories are designed to be listened to in that natural wind-down.
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Nothing is asked of your child
No exercises, no discussion afterwards, no homework for you. They listen, and if they fall asleep partway through, that is expected.
That is the whole thing. You press play and go and sit down.
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What it actually is
Bedtime stories, written by Rob Edmonds, for the wind-down hour
These are bedtime stories and audio for children aged 4 to 10, written by Rob Edmonds. They are not formal hypnosis sessions, and they are not clinical treatment.
Each Dream Glow Hollow story uses storytelling, imagery, repetition, calming language and positive, useful themes. The stories are designed to be listened to at bedtime, when children are naturally beginning to relax, become drowsy and move towards sleep.
The stories are designed to support positive behaviour, emotional regulation and everyday responses: settling for sleep, feeling safe in the dark, pausing before reacting and having a go at new things. Gently, and without correction.
Children respond differently and at different speeds, and there is no fixed timeframe. Dream Glow Hollow does not deliberately induce or utilise a hypnotic trance state. For the Mindshift Method behind Rob's adult sessions, here is how Cognitive Pattern Reprogramming works.
What you actually get
9 Stories for This Pathway
The same membership opens the rest of the library too, so the adults are not left out of the calmer night.
- for settling at lights outThe Bedtime BellsThe one your seven free nights start on. A gentle wind down into sleep.
- for one more reason not to sleepThe Excuse SneaksFor the stalling, the drink of water, and the third trip out of bed.
- for fear of the darkThe Dark Night Got FriendlyTurns the dark from something to be got through into something ordinary.
- for worry at bedtimeThe Thumb Stone MysteryFor the worrying that starts the moment the room goes quiet.
- for the sad nightsFeeling Sad in the HollowRoom for a big feeling without needing it explained or fixed.
- for refusing to tryThe Brave Enough to Try BadgeFor the child who says no before they have had a go.
- for shaky self worthThe Worthy Just as You Are BadgeBeing enough without having to earn it first.
- for reacting before thinkingThe Three Pebble PathBuilds the pause between the feeling and what happens next.
- for big feelings that escalateThe Switchboard BoxA way to turn the volume down on a feeling that has taken over.
The offer
One subscription. Every pathway.
One session free for 7 nights, no credit card. Subscribe and the whole library opens.
Monthly
Works out at $359.40 a year
Annual
The same as $24.92 a month. You keep $60.40.
That is about 82 cents a night, and you can start tonight.
How to use it
Four steps, and three of them are doing nothing
Play the story at bedtime
Phone or tablet, speaker or headphones, whatever suits your house. Lights already low.
Let them listen
They can lie there, fidget, or drift off in the first five minutes. All of it is fine.
Do not explain or analyse it
No questions afterwards, no checking what they took from it. Asking turns it into a task.
Repeat it
The stories are designed to be repeated. Repetition and regular listening are important, and the timing and experience of change vary from child to child.
No corrections, no pressure, and nothing that has to be forced.
Being straight about it
This will not suit everyone
It is not right for every child, and it is cheaper for both of us to say so here.
It tends to suit your household if
- Your child is between about 4 and 10
- Bedtime has turned into a negotiation most nights
- Big feelings arrive faster than your child can manage them
- You would rather not add another chart or another rule
- You can give it about 20 minutes most nights
It probably does not suit you if
- You are looking for a diagnosis or an assessment
- Your child is much younger or well into their teens
- You need something that works the first night, every night
- Your child will not tolerate audio at bedtime
- Something is going on that needs help now
This is a supportive tool, not clinical treatment, and it does not replace medical, psychological or paediatric care. It is designed to be used alongside whatever support your child already has. If something about your child's sleep, mood or behaviour is worrying you, speak to your GP or paediatrician rather than starting with an app. Persistent bedwetting, breathing problems in sleep and sudden changes in behaviour all need looking at properly. Do not listen to Mindshift Method audio while driving or operating machinery. In Australia, Lifeline is on 13 11 14, the Kids Helpline is on 1800 55 1800 and Parentline NSW is on 1300 1300 52.
The man behind the MindShift Method
Who built this, and why he built it for children
Rob Edmonds
Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy
Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner · ISPA member · ASCH member
Rob Edmonds created the Mindshift Method and Cognitive Pattern Reprogramming. In his own one-to-one practice he works with people presenting with issues such as anxiety, stress and sleep difficulties. Dream Glow Hollow is separate from that work: it is a set of bedtime stories, not a clinical service.
Rob wrote Dream Glow Hollow for children aged 4 to 10, who often do not need more instruction at bedtime. The stories are written by Rob and narrated for children rather than in his own voice, unlike the rest of the library.
Dream Glow Hollow FAQs
Is this safe for my child?
These stories are written for young children and are designed to be gentle and free of anything distressing. They are listened to at bedtime like any other story, and your child can stop listening at any point. We cannot promise any particular effect, and if something about your child's sleep or health worries you, speak to your GP or paediatrician first.
What if my child just falls asleep partway through?
Falling asleep partway through is expected, and on this pathway it is rather the point. The stories are designed to be listened to as your child winds down, so there is nothing to catch up on if they drift off.
What do the seven free nights actually include?
The free trial gives you one story, The Bedtime Bells, unlocked for seven nights, and no credit card is needed to start. You do not get the whole series free, and you do not choose the story. Play it each night and see whether anything settles. If you subscribe afterwards it is $29.95 a month, and you can cancel anytime.
Has Dream Glow Hollow been clinically tested?
No. Dream Glow Hollow is a set of bedtime stories that use storytelling, imagery, repetition and calming language. It has not been through a clinical trial, and we do not claim that it has, or that it treats any condition.
Is this hypnosis for children?
Dream Glow Hollow is not presented as a formal hypnosis session and does not deliberately induce or utilise a hypnotic trance state. The stories are designed to be listened to at bedtime, when children are naturally beginning to relax, become drowsy and move towards sleep. Gentle storytelling, imagery and calming language are used within that natural bedtime wind-down period.
How long until we notice anything?
We cannot tell you, and anyone giving you a number is guessing. Some children respond quickly and for others it builds slowly, and it will not be better every night on the way. Repetition and regular listening are important. If nothing has shifted by the end of the trial, cancel it.
Will this replace the support my child already has?
These stories do not replace the support your child already has, and they are not meant to. This is a supportive tool that sits alongside medical, psychological or paediatric care, not in place of any of it. If your child is seeing someone, keep seeing them.
My child has ADHD or autism. Is this suitable?
Some families in that position use the library, and the stories make no assumptions about diagnosis. What they need is a child who will tolerate listening to audio at bedtime, which varies a lot. This is not a treatment for either, and it does not replace the support your child is getting. If you are unsure, ask whoever is already working with your child.
Can more than one child listen?
More than one child can listen, and there is no extra charge per child. A membership is one login, so siblings share the same account, listening together or one after the other.
Do I need to sit with them?
You only need to sit with them if you both want to. A lot of parents start in the room and stop once bedtime settles down. The story does not need you in the room.
Is there anything in it for me?
The same membership opens over 50 recordings for adults, covering sleep, stress, anxiety, habits and confidence. Most parents who come here for their child end up using something themselves, which is the honest reason the plan is priced the way it is.
The offer
One subscription. Every pathway.
One session free for 7 nights, no credit card. Subscribe and the whole library opens.
Monthly
Works out at $359.40 a year
Annual
The same as $24.92 a month. You keep $60.40.
That is about 82 cents a night, and you can start tonight.