The Ask-First Box: a mindful kids’ story

Ella finds her stepsister Tracy using her gel pens without her permission, and she wants to make sure that next time, Tracy will ask first. Narrator: Female Story Begins: 3:10 The Ask-First Box Excerpt: Ella took out her journal and reached for her usual pen. Then she remembered the new gel pens her dad had given her for her birthday last week. Ella liked gel pens because they glided smoothly across the page when she wrote, leaving shimmering ink behind. Ella smiled to herself. Using those pens would make her journal look even prettier. She remembered that she’d set the box of gel pens on the desk beside the family computer. So, Ella carried her journal downstairs and walked over to the computer desk. Immediately, something seemed wrong. The box was open. Ella stopped and looked more closely. Three of the gel pens were missing. Today’s Meditation: Love flows through you in this meditation as you imagine a baby fawn and mama deer. Creating the original bedtime stories and art for Be Calm on Ahway Island takes a lot of time and care. As a listener-supported podcast, we truly appreciate our members on Patreon . If you’re not already a member, please consider joining! Writing, recording, editing, and publishing episodes and managing digital platforms is an enormous endeavor. Our Patreon program will help continue to grow Ahway Island and we hope you will support us! You can choose from 2 different Membership Levels, all of which include access to our Archives and extra episodes every other month! Are you and your children enjoying our stories and self-soothing meditations? Looking for stories that emphasize acceptance, understanding, and empathy? You’ll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like “ Magical Chair ,” paired with meditations for kids. We help them drift off to sleep with a guided relaxation and a calming story. Gently nestled within each podcast episode are mindfulness techniques and positive learning moments. To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team , please visit our website . In the press: Read about how and why we created Ahway Island in this feature from Global Comment ! Zzz! The Boston Globe recommends “Be Calm on Ahway Island” as as one of “ Eight Podcasts That Could Help You Get Some Sleep .” SheKnows recommends us as as a podcast you and your kids will love! Digital Trends warns listeners that “ you may not make it through an entire episode fully conscious. ” Yay! We hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Visit again soon!

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The Ask-First Box: a mindful kids’ story is an episode from Be Calm on Ahway Island Bedtime Stories by Sheep Jam Productions.

This episode is 16:48 long.

This episode was published on Apr 27, 2026.

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