Jan Time

A simple, guided way to turn bedtime into a calm connected reading habit in just 7 nights.

Books and Resources to support your Jan Time

Simple tools to help you bring calm, connection,
and confidence into everyday moments.

Introducing Jan Time | Books to Support Families, Learning and Confidence

Welcome to the Jan Time Series. What began as one simple book has grown into a collection of gentle, practical guides designed to support parents, grandparents and carers as they share everyday moments of learning with the children in their lives. The Jan Time books aren't about pressure, perfection or having all the answers. They're about noticing. Noticing the small moments that help children grow in confidence, curiosity and a lifelong love of learning.

New in the Jan Time Series

Jan Time: The Five Signs of Reading Confidence

A gentle guide to recognising the everyday moments that build confident readers.
For parents, grandparents and carers who want reading to feel calm, simple and shared.
Inside you'll discover:
• The five everyday signs that reading confidence is beginning to grow.
• Why confidence often appears long before fluent reading.
• Gentle ways to notice, encourage and celebrate progress.
• Simple ideas that fit naturally into family life.
No pressure.
No comparisons.
Just practical encouragement to help children develop confidence, curiosity and a lifelong love of reading.

Buy The Five SIgns of Reading Confidence.

Other Titles in the Series

Jan Time: Shift Your State

A gentle guide to helping children and families move from overwhelm to calm connection.
Created for families who want practical ways to navigate busy emotions, difficult moments and everyday transitions.
Inside you’ll find:
• The SHIFT Method to help guide calmer moments
• Simple ways to pause, notice and reconnect
• Gentle prompts to support emotional awareness
• Everyday strategies that work in real family life
Just small moments that help everyone feel calmer, more connected, and enough.

But Shift Your State

Jan Time: The Bedtime Reading Ritual

A gentle guide to ending the day well.
Created for families who want reading to feel calm, simple, and shared.

Inside you’ll find:

• A 5-step reading rhythm you can use tonight
• A 7-night plan to help it become natural
• Simple prompts to guide connection
• Space to notice what works for your family
Just a few minutes that feel calmer, more connected, and enough.

Buy The Reading Ritual

Jan Time resources

Free resources to get you started

👉 Start here — this takes just a few minutes

Start here — a calm moment for today

You don’t need to wait.
You can begin tonight.

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A mini story for calm evenings

A gentle way to use this

Sit together
Keep it simple
Let it be a quiet moment
No pressure to “get it right”

Easy ways to use “I wonder…” to open conversation without pressure.

If you’d like to go a little further

Try asking:

“I wonder what your favourite part was…”
“I wonder how that felt…”

Just notice what happens.

You don’t need more.
Just a small moment, shared.

You don’t need perfect routines.

Just a few moments that feel calmer,
more connected,
and easier to come back to.

Inside, you’ll find stories, activities, reading ideas, and simple ways to make reading part of everyday life again.

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