The Wrong Kind of Dark | A Calming Bedtime Story for Kids Who Feel Worried at Night

🐱 The Zeepy app is now live — Kip's whole night of stories, meditations and sleep sounds, in one place. Listen at zeepy.co/appWelcome to The Zeepy Sleep Podcast, a calming bedtime story for kids designed to help children feel safe and settled, even when things feel a little different at night.In The Wrong Kind of Dark, Kip the Kitty finds a small hedgehog curled up in the café garden; not sleeping, just hiding. The hedgehog has wandered too far from its burrow, and now the dark doesn't feel right. The lights are too bright, the smells are too sweet, and the sounds are ones its ears don't know. Instead of telling the hedgehog not to worry, Kip sits beside it quietly, and then gently helps it discover that some things about the night are the same wherever you are. The same cool air. The same stars. The same gentle hush when the world settles down.This sleep story for kids explores a feeling many young children know well: the worry that comes when things around you don't match what you expect. Bedtime in a new room, a different bed, or even just a night that feels somehow "off." Rather than dismissing that worry, this episode shows children that their feelings make sense, and that comfort can be found rather than forced.💜 What your child will experience:A gentle story that validates bedtime worry without feeding itSoothing sensory details that slow breathing and settle the bodyA model of calm companionship, sitting with feelings, not fixing themNarrated by Slumber the Sloth in Zeepy's signature unhurried styleIdeal for children aged 2–6Part of Zeepy's growing collection of children's bedtime stories and sleep stories for kids, this episode supports calming bedtime routines and helps anxious children feel held. Follow The Zeepy Sleep Podcast for new stories each week, or join The Zeepy Sleep Club for ad-free episodes, bonus content, and extra-long sleepy endings.Send us a Zeepy story idea, or tell us what you thinkSupport the show💤 Brought to you by Zeepy – calming sleep stories and science-backed tools for better bedtime routines.📱Get a month free trial of the Zeepy App stories, meditations and sounds for every part of bedtime https://zeepy.co/app🕒 Buy the Zeepy Sleep Trainer Clock – loved by parents and designed to help kids understand when it’s time to sleep and wake up. 👉 Available now at zeepy.co or on Amazon: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CS6WZKHK🌙 Subscribe for weekly sleep stories to help your child drift off peacefully.