Importance of Bedtime Stories to Young Brains

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Parents lead hectic lives; we live in a society where parents juggle work and home life. Lots of parents are working long hours, and there’s a lot of pressure on families. People are taking two jobs or balancing between employment and side businesses…. the results.. Overwhelmed. Stressed..Exhausted. As jobs make their demands clear and loud, most parents find it difficult to find quality time with their kids.

A bedtime story is vital for your child’s development. Yes, it affords you nice, quiet one-to-one time whereby you can sit with your child and engage them in what you are saying or listening to.

Keeping in mind the importance of listening to bedtime stories every day will encourage parents to buy out time from less essential activities such as internet surfing, the use of smartphones, time spent on social media, and calls that are not important at the time when you are at home with the children.

Benefits Of Reading Bedtime Stories To Your Kids

The following benefits of bedtime stories will motivate you to buy out time for your child.

Sharpens Memory

A well-told story keeps the memory working since your child has to keep track of the story (what-when-why). Prompt your child about a person or an event introduced earlier in the story to check if they remember.

Increases Creativity and Abstract Thinking Capabilities

Engrossed in the magical world, stories activate the imagination and benefit these complex skills. It also helps the child empathize, for instance, with the hungry dog or the dry tree. Ask them how it feels to sail on a carpet of light, feathery clouds?

Improves Language

“Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.” A child learns more about phrases, words, and expressions when they read or listen to new words daily, but not like a chapter, like a story.

Enriched vocabulary

Your kid quickly adds words to his dictionary by listening to new words in the story and your tip on what they mean. You may use images to help her understand better.

Enhanced Communication Skills

Repeatedly hearing the words/phrases in different contexts increases the child’s confidence in using them in her routine conversation. Try to use the new phrases/words the next day, and your child will follow.

Boosts Brain Development

The dramatic presentation of the story with excessive background noises and vibrant voices with high and low tones evokes the brain region dealing with language processing, especially the auditory cortex.

Child Feels Loved

The hectic schedule of the parent and a child does not allow quality time. This exclusive practice in his cozy bed will likely make them strong and feel important. Don’t forget to tell your child that you adore her.

Time with You

You and your child will have pretty busy schedules, and time would be a crunch. Keeping a regular bedtime reading routine will ensure that you spend some quality time with each other, filled with creativity, imagination, and lots of snuggles and love.