Articles & Guides

Distance doesn't have to mean missing bedtime. We look at why a grandparent's voice matters at the end of a child's day and how a recorded story does something a video call can't.

A familiar voice narrating a story is one of the most powerful sleep cues a child can have. We look at what the research says — and why letting a grandparent's voice read a story isn't just a novelty.

Most kids' apps lock everything behind a recurring charge. We think that model is broken for bedtime stories. Here's the case for one-time purchases, and what it means for how we build Hearth Yarns.

Children fall asleep faster when a story feels like it was made for them. We explore the psychology of narrative familiarity, why hearing their own name in a story is different from any other word, and what this means for bedtime routines.