A bedtime podcast for parents who want calmer nights, happier mornings, and children who drift easily into sleep.
Created for families with children aged 4–7, Max & Lumi blends soothing storytelling, gentle mindfulness, and sleep science into a 7–12 minute nightly ritual that helps young minds slow down and feel safe before bed.
Pediatric sleep studies show that predictable, calming bedtime routines can help children fall asleep up to 30% faster and reduce night wakings by nearly half.¹ Max & Lumi is built entirely around that science — offering a consistent, screen-free way to end each day with connection, learning, and calm.
Every Magic Word of the Week unfolds across three softly connected episodes — The Listening Glow, The Learning Glow, and The Living Glow — released on alternate nights. Families are encouraged to replay each episode on the days in between, using repetition to deepen comfort, memory, and emotional regulation.
✨ The Listening Glow – helps children settle and focus their attention through slow breathing and mindful cues.
✨ The Learning Glow – gently revisits the story, building vocabulary and understanding through calm repetition.
✨ The Living Glow – guides children to use the week’s word in a tiny act of kindness or reflection before sleep.
Each episode features:
• Lumi’s warm welcome and the Magic Password of the Week — a “think it, don’t say it” word that quietly grows your child’s vocabulary.
• Gramps’ glowing storytelling — reimagined tales that nurture empathy, imagination, and emotional security.
• Max’s sleepy goodnight — modelling relaxation and closure, supported by soft, 60–75 BPM lullaby tones proven to slow heart rate and breathing.
Parents love that Max & Lumi is:
• Screen-free and ad-safe — perfect for winding down without blue light or overstimulation.
• ADHD- and neurodivergence-friendly — predictable pacing, silence, and rhythmic cues for self-regulation.
• Guided by sleep psychology — Inspired by research from Lurie Children’s Hospital, Sleep.com, and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute on how calm bedtime storytelling improves sleep, mood, and learning retention.
Rooted in science, wrapped in imagination — Max & Lumi helps families end each day in peace.
Press play, breathe softly, and let the Storylight glow.
Join the Storylight community on Instagram and Facebook, or visit www.maxandlumi.com for bedtime tips, new episode updates, and a little extra evening calm.
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A bedtime podcast for parents who want calmer nights, happier mornings, and children who drift easily into sleep.
Created for families with children aged 4–7, Max & Lumi blends soothing storytelling, gentle mindfulness, and sleep science into a 7–12 minute nightly ritual that helps young minds slow down and feel safe before bed.
Pediatric sleep studies show that predictable, calming bedtime routines can help children fall asleep up to 30% faster and reduce night wakings by nearly half.¹ Max & Lumi is built entirely around that science — offering a consistent, screen-free way to end each day with connection, learning, and calm.
Every Magic Word of the Week unfolds across three softly connected episodes — The Listening Glow, The Learning Glow, and The Living Glow — released on alternate nights. Families are encouraged to replay each episode on the days in between, using repetition to deepen comfort, memory, and emotional regulation.
✨ The Listening Glow – helps children settle and focus their attention through slow breathing and mindful cues.
✨ The Learning Glow – gently revisits the story, building vocabulary and understanding through calm repetition.
✨ The Living Glow – guides children to use the week’s word in a tiny act of kindness or reflection before sleep.
Each episode features:
• Lumi’s warm welcome and the Magic Password of the Week — a “think it, don’t say it” word that quietly grows your child’s vocabulary.
• Gramps’ glowing storytelling — reimagined tales that nurture empathy, imagination, and emotional security.
• Max’s sleepy goodnight — modelling relaxation and closure, supported by soft, 60–75 BPM lullaby tones proven to slow heart rate and breathing.
Parents love that Max & Lumi is:
• Screen-free and ad-safe — perfect for winding down without blue light or overstimulation.
• ADHD- and neurodivergence-friendly — predictable pacing, silence, and rhythmic cues for self-regulation.
• Guided by sleep psychology — Inspired by research from Lurie Children’s Hospital, Sleep.com, and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute on how calm bedtime storytelling improves sleep, mood, and learning retention.
Rooted in science, wrapped in imagination — Max & Lumi helps families end each day in peace.
Press play, breathe softly, and let the Storylight glow.
Join the Storylight community on Instagram and Facebook, or visit www.maxandlumi.com for bedtime tips, new episode updates, and a little extra evening calm.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Max & Lumi — Jack and the Sky Ladder (The Living Glow)
Magic Word: Brave • Glow Three of Three
Inspired by the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk
Welcome back to Max & Lumi — The Storylight Jar, the gentle bedtime podcast that helps children drift toward sleep through soft storytelling, mindful breathing, and predictable calming rhythms. Tonight, the Storylight turns lavender-blue — the colour of The Living Glow, where children learn to use this week’s Magic Word: Brave.
In this peaceful finale to our Jack and the Beanstalk arc, the lavender-blue glow lifts from the jar and guides Max, Lumi, and the listener across the Dreamgate into Nocternia. They arrive at the Pillow-Puff Peaks — soft, cloud-foam mountains that smell of warm cocoa and fresh sheets. It is the safest, squishiest place in the dream world.
There, on a high round peak, they find the Golden Goose. Though she is free now, she once lived under a roof so low she could never stretch her wings. She has forgotten how big she is… and how strong. She walks to the edge of the peak, then back again — wanting to fly but too unsure to leap.
Lumi explains that being Brave isn’t about being fearless. It’s about trusting yourself, especially when you haven’t done something in a long time. Tonight, Max and the listener become “invisible helpers,” using their breath to steady the wind beneath the Goose.
With Lumi guiding, they send a warm, supportive “Brave Breeze” toward the peak:
“Breathe in… gathering strength…
Breathe out… sending support…”
The wind shifts. The Goose lifts her head. Her feathers ruffle. She feels the air holding her again.
She spreads her wings — wider than Max imagined. With one last breath from the helpers, the Goose takes a leap… and the sky catches her instantly. She glides like a golden shooting star across the lavender mist, looping joyfully through the air, remembering she was born for the sky.
A lavender-blue leaf unfurls on the Dreamtree above — The Leaf of Bravery — glowing proudly because Max and the listener used the Magic Word to help a friend trust herself.
The Living Glow uses deep, research-informed calming methods:
• Slow narration (90→80 wpm)
• Deep 50 BPM lullaby textures
• Guided breathing that settles bedtime nerves
• Soothing soundscape (cloud-foam, soft wind, distant chimes)
• Zero conflict — only emotional safety and gentle courage
• Predictable Max & Lumi structure to support sleep routines
As children breathe for the Goose, they also breathe for themselves — gently easing into stillness.
• Teaches Brave as quiet, steady confidence
• Encourages emotional courage and self-trust
• Supports anxious or wobbly moments at bedtime
• Builds sensory awareness of “bravery in the body”
• Strengthens imagination, vocabulary, and reflection
• Completes the Three-Glow learning cycle (Listen → Learn → Live)
Play this episode with lights dimmed. Lumi guides children to float like feathers and breathe brave, grounding breaths. At the end, Max shares his own brave moment from the day — inspiring young listeners to reflect on theirs before falling asleep.
Press play, breathe softly, and glide across the Pillow-Puff Peaks with Max, Lumi, and the Golden Goose — a calming children’s bedtime story inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk, perfect for peaceful nights and gentle courage.
For calming Max & Lumi story videos, visit our YouTube channel.
And under the Storylight Kids umbrella, we’ve launched Mr. Quizzly — a fun drivetime trivia quiz perfect for school runs and weekend adventures.
Find links to all our shows and platforms here: https://linktr.ee/StorylightKids
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