The Power of Connection: How Nurturing Touch Can Transform Bedtime
Bedtime should be peaceful, but for many parents, it feels like a battle.
You’ve spent the day giving your child love, care, and attention. You’ve played with them, prepared meals, wiped away tears, and maybe even stolen a few cuddles in between. And yet, when bedtime comes, the resistance begins. They want one more drink of water, one more story, or they simply don’t want to be left alone.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not the only one. Bedtime struggles are common because young children crave connection, and separation can feel hard.
As parents, we do our best to create a safe and loving environment, but the truth is, the end of the day can be exhausting. Holding space for our children’s big emotions while also needing to rest ourselves is not easy.
What if there was a way to make bedtime a moment of deep connection instead of stress?
The Science of Nurturing Touch
Touch is one of the most powerful ways we communicate love and security to our children. Science tells us that gentle, nurturing touch releases oxytocin, the “love hormone,” which helps children feel safe, calm, and deeply connected to us.
Massage, in particular, has been shown to:
- Lower cortisol (the stress hormone), helping children unwind after a busy day.
- Increase melatonin production, supporting a deeper, more restful sleep.
- Reduce bedtime anxiety, making the transition to sleep feel safer and smoother.
- Strengthen parent-child bonding, reinforcing a sense of love and security.
A Simple Shift for a Calmer Night
By integrating nurturing touch and massage into your child’s bedtime routine, you can create a soothing ritual that helps them relax and helps you connect with them in a meaningful way. Instead of bedtime being a struggle, it can become a moment of warmth, closeness, and calm.
You’ve spent the day giving your child love, care, and attention. You’ve played with them, prepared meals, wiped away tears, and maybe even stolen a few cuddles in between. And yet, when bedtime comes, the resistance begins. They want one more drink of water, one more story, or they simply don’t want to be left alone.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not the only one. Bedtime struggles are common because young children crave connection, and separation can feel hard.
As parents, we do our best to create a safe and loving environment, but the truth is, the end of the day can be exhausting. Holding space for our children’s big emotions while also needing to rest ourselves is not easy.
What if there was a way to make bedtime a moment of deep connection instead of stress?
The Science of Nurturing Touch
Touch is one of the most powerful ways we communicate love and security to our children. Science tells us that gentle, nurturing touch releases oxytocin, the “love hormone,” which helps children feel safe, calm, and deeply connected to us.
Massage, in particular, has been shown to:
- Lower cortisol (the stress hormone), helping children unwind after a busy day.
- Increase melatonin production, supporting a deeper, more restful sleep.
- Reduce bedtime anxiety, making the transition to sleep feel safer and smoother.
- Strengthen parent-child bonding, reinforcing a sense of love and security.
A Simple Shift for a Calmer Night
By integrating nurturing touch and massage into your child’s bedtime routine, you can create a soothing ritual that helps them relax and helps you connect with them in a meaningful way. Instead of bedtime being a struggle, it can become a moment of warmth, closeness, and calm.
One of our teachers at El Recreo, Sandy, from Mexico, will be leading an online workshop that will help you learn practical skills to experience a calmer bedtime.
The best part is that if you are raising bilingual children, you will receive extra Spanish printables with songs and rhymes.
One of the times when we can really enhance language with our kids is when we wind down for bed, as we can have meaningful conversations.
By joining, you’re not only bringing more peace into your own home, but also supporting children in Colombia who face adversity and violence, 50% of the income will be donated to the Charity Children Change Colombia.
One of the times when we can really enhance language with our kids is when we wind down for bed, as we can have meaningful conversations.
By joining, you’re not only bringing more peace into your own home, but also supporting children in Colombia who face adversity and violence, 50% of the income will be donated to the Charity Children Change Colombia.
Let’s make bedtime a moment of love and connection, for your family and for children in need.
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Thanks to Sandra Fernandez from Blossom & Berry Crianza con Tacto Nutritivo for this collaboration blog, find out more about her amazing work with families and practitioners here: https://www.blossomandberry.lat/
At El Recreo Spanish, we help families raising bilingual children and sleep is an important paart of a families routine. Give your child the gift of connection and language today!
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