One of the prettiest customs, and personally the ones I enjoy most, is to read a story to the children at bedtime. It is a very beautiful experience, as well as being very enriching for them, both emotionally and for their development and acquisition of language.
A British study has thrown a sad conclusion: only 13% of parents, that is, 13 out of every hundred, read a story to their children at night. The vast majority do not or did at some time and have stopped doing so. And in your house, how are them? Do you read stories to your children at night?
A very special time of day
In the houses where it is a habitual practice, the children look forward to the moment of the story, it is even a good motivation to make them go to bed. They are already wearing pajamas, teeth washed, tucked into bed and mom or dad comes to wrap them up and read them a story. What more could you want?
It only takes ten minutes a day, so the "no time" excuse is not worth it. Organize the family routine to spend a little while reading. Regarding this, I know it is difficult to stipulate a time because the child will always want one more page or one more story. What you can do is agree to where you will read That night before the story began. On special days like the weekend or on vacation you can make a concession and extend the reading time.
Reading them a story is very positive for their development
Introducing them into the world of reading since they are little is a great favor that we are doing to them. If we read them frequently, we will help them to love reading and in the future they will become great readers.
In addition, it favors the acquisition of new words, stimulates the imagination of the little one and of course, it has a great emotional value that dad or mom is there every night reading them a story. Age does not matter, you can do it since they are very young, even before they start talking, until they get older. It is something they will never forget.
It is essential to add emotion to reading, as well as being expressive and having a good diction. Here are some tips on how to read a story aloud to children who will help you succeed with your children.
Inventing a story is also worth
You can read books, but if you are tired of always reading the same stories it is also very fun invent new stories. There are some basic tips to keep in mind and tricks to invent a story with techniques and resources that you can put into practice to get the attention of your children.
For example, the "special binomial". It consists of joining two words like dog / glasses and inventing a story from them. Add characters, try different endings, use metaphors, questions, different hypotheses ... Imagination to power!
Children can participate, of course. In fact, it is highly recommended that they help build the story. Inventing stories stimulates your imagination, encourages creativity and helps develop your communication skills. I recommend it one hundred percent.
If you don't know where to start, the mobile can help you out. Creapp discounts is an application for children to invent their own stories. An original way to apply new technologies to a lifelong practice such as reading the good night story.
The rush of everyday life, lack of time and stress has made us lose this beautiful habit, but it is very worth spending just ten minutes to read a story to your son at night.
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