<p>The Kitten Who Wants To Fall Asleep<br />
Children sometimes find it hard to get to sleep. What if you could read them a bedtime story incorporating powerful psychological methods to help them fall asleep quickly, easily and without drugs?<br />
Psychological sleep induction techniques include: &bull; putting aside your thoughts until the following day &bull; breathing deeply &bull; slowing down &bull; visualizing a safe and peaceful place &bull; imagining a descent with the sensation of sinking &bull; progressive muscle relaxation &bull; using sleep-triggering words &bull; employing the &#39;infectiousness&#39; of yawning<br />
Such methods are well-known and can be found in libraries or by searching for &#39;psychological sleep techniques&#39; on the Internet.<br />
This book also uses the hypnotic power of rhyme and rhythm. Songs and lullabies have traditionally been used to lull children to sleep. &#39;Hypnotic&#39; poetry works in much the same way.<br />
The poems in this book are in the relaxing, calming rhythm called 3/4 time, better known as &#39;waltz time&#39;. All parents know that gentle, rocking rhythms can soothe a child.<br />
The rhyming is as important as the rhythm. Children love poems that rhyme. For them, rhyming words make poetry fun and memorable.<br />
Just as children respond to Forssen Ehrlin&#39;s sleep-inducing story of Roger the Rabbit (the inspiration for this book), so they can fall asleep while listening to the tale of Misti the Kitty.</p>