What are natural sleep patterns?

Natural sleep patterns are the way your body likes to rest and wake up, just like a favorite bedtime story has a beginning, middle, and end.

Imagine you have a toy that plays music, when it starts playing, you know it's time for bed. Your body works like this toy: it has its own special music that tells you when to sleep and when to wake up.

During the day, your body is active, just like when you're running around at the park. You play games, eat snacks, and laugh with friends. This is called being awake.

At night, everything slows down, it's like when you sit on a swing and let it go back and forth gently until you feel sleepy. Your body starts to rest, and this is called being asleep.

Your body has something like an invisible clock inside it that helps you know when to sleep and when to wake up. This clock works with the light outside, when it gets dark, your body says, "Time for bed!" And when it gets bright again, it says, "Time to play!"