Bedtime stories for kids of Scrum Masters

Why this matters

Your sprints don't pause for bedtime, and neither do the emails. Some nights you're explaining why you can't tuck them in, or you're back from a late standup still thinking through tomorrow's blockers. A bedtime story that features *their* parent—the one who unblocks teams, who keeps everyone moving forward—shows your child that the reason you're sometimes missing isn't because your work doesn't matter. It's the opposite. It gives them a way to see themselves in your day, and to understand that you're building something real.

When kids hear stories about a Scrum Master who helps people work together, who solves problems, who keeps the whole team moving—especially when that Scrum Master looks like their parent—something shifts. They stop feeling like they're competing with your job for your attention. Instead, they're proud of it. They understand it. And when you come home, even tired, you're not just the parent who was away. You're the hero from the bedtime story they just heard.