5 Benefits of Reading a Story to Children

5 Benefits of Reading a Story to Children

Hallo Female - Have you been able to take the time to read stories or fairy tales to your child every day? At present, the reason for the rush and work, many parents lost an important moment with the children and read stories on a regular basis. In fact, storytelling or recite stories can provide a lot of positive impact on the children. There are at least five positive benefits to be gained by the children when the parents can take the time each day to read the story.

Instilling goodness values
All children around the world love to listen to stories. Children always have a great curiosity about the character of the stories they heard and even they want to imitate their favorite character. By telling a story that is full of kindness meaning  and positive things, indirectly you are instilling values ​​of kindness to your children.

Enhancing verbal ability
Reading stories to children can make them familiar with the language and learn new words in a fun way. Storytelling is a very powerful technique that can train the children are familiar with the language used in everyday life. In addition, the ability to hear from the children will also increase significantly. When children hear the story, they can be more focused while learning to understand something well.

Sharpen memory
You can try to lure your child to recall the story that has been told a few days earlier. This method is a fun way to improve  and sharpen memory. For toddlers, you can use a picture book, and mention the name of a certain character and ask your child to point to pictures of characters that you mentioned.

Extending insights
Through stories and fairy tales, you can invite your child to get to know a variety of different cultures. Child's understanding of the world wide will more easily be embedded if it is delivered in a fun way, such as reading stories or fairy tales.

Improve communication capabilities
Children are sometimes hesitant to ask. Despite their minds full of questions, they often do not know how to convey that question. Through the medium of storytelling or reading a story, you can lure your child to ask and submit anything. The curiosity of the children are usually huge and if it could be accommodated well, they will grow into children with good communication skills and confidence.

In order to get the most benefit from the activities of storytelling or story that you read, there are some things you need to consider:

Long story
Choose stories that are not too short or long, but still pay attention to the message of the story.

Choose a comfortable seat
Create an interesting prefix so that the child easily persuaded to listen to the stories start from the beginning.

Use the appropriate expressions and read the story in a clear voice without having to rush
Involve your child by asking a number of questions as light as, "You know if ...?" "Have you ever heard this sound?" and so forth.

Take the time now. Time for you to build your child's character early on.

(Read: 5 Important Principles How To Be A Good Parent)
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