Why do we dream?
Quick Answer
Dreams happen when your brain stays active during sleep. While you rest, your brain sorts memories, feelings, and ideas—sometimes turning them into stories, pictures, or surprises.
Why This Story Works for Bedtime
It normalizes bedtime: dreams are a gentle part of rest, and knowing why they happen can reduce worry.
Story at a Glance
RECOMMENDED AGES
5-8 years
READING TIME
2 min
Story Synopsis
Dreams can feel silly, beautiful, or mysterious. This story explores why we dream. Miluna shares that sleep is not ‘nothing.’ Your brain is still working—organizing what you learned, storing memories, and calming big feelings. Sometimes the brain mixes pieces of the day with imagination, creating dream stories. Not everyone remembers dreams, and that’s normal. The tone stays warm and reassuring, helping children feel safe about the night. Curiosity stories like this support calm nights and curious minds—by explaining a bedtime experience with gentleness.
Story Excerpt
Have you ever woken up and felt like you just watched a little movie inside your head Those little movies we see while we sleep are called dreams When your body is resting at night your brain is still quietly working One of its jobs is to sort through everything that happened during the day It’s like tidying up your thoughts and feelings Imagine your brain has a big box of memories from the day There…
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In One Glance
Dreaming is linked to brain activity during sleep, especially during REM sleep, though dreams can happen in other stages too. While sleeping, the brain processes memories, emotions, and information from the day. This processing can appear as images and narratives we experience as dreams. Dream content can be influenced by recent experiences, worries, or creative thoughts. The story frames dreams as a normal, helpful part of rest and learning.
Frequently Asked Questions
It explains dreams as brain activity during sleep while memories and feelings are being processed.
Ages 5–8.
Yes—reassuring and normalizing.
No. It mentions worries gently without frightening details.
It builds emotional awareness and shows that reading can explain familiar bedtime experiences.