Lauren PalmaTHE SCIENCE The game was so effective in helping my kids fall asleep that I did a little research and discovered, much to my surprise, that our game had incorporated two proven techniques to help people relax and fall asleep; creating pictures and viualization. Creating pictures a sleep method that suggests you imagine something that you find simple and pleasing. As you hold that picture in your mind, you are told to study every detail with your mind's eye: colors, patterns, and the setting such as a farm in a valley with animals grazing in the fields. Then you go further. If you're on the beach, feel the sun on your face, your toes in the sand, the breeze on your skin, smell the ocean air. Visualization is a technique has two parts in which you use your imagination: the Journey and the Destination. In the simplest terms, you first create a destination in your mind and picture it in detail. Once you know exactly where you're going, you imagine your journey there as vividly as possible. Visualization is also known as guided imagery and is a close cousin of meditation and hypnosis. Practicing it can shift brain wave activity. Imagining specific pictures can support the brain's movement toward deep, restful sleep. Making it part of a regular bedtime routine can be an important part of falling asleep. When Lauren and I play Whatchagonnadreamabout, she will place herself in the picture and participate, so when some fish go skydiving, she is there and can tell you exactly what the air feels like and what the weather is doing. This has really worked for us, and I urge you to try it with your family. Sometimes it might not work perfectly, but don't worry; you will still be creating special moments with your kids and those ideas that come out of it will be with you and your children for the rest of your lives. To this day, my daughter and I still laugh about some of our most outlandish ideas. We continue to read through her "Dream Pad" and think back to the night that she invented her favorites. It is in these special moments that you are connected and thinking and motivated towards the same purpose: to use and explore the imagination, and that's why I wanted to share by writing this book. I hope it works for you and your family like it has for ours! Read More Read Less