10 benefits of storytelling to children

By listening to stories from a young age, children become aware of their origins and culture, and develop their ability to speak.

How often do you tell stories to your children? With the pressures of life today, few parents take the time to do this. Technology addiction is also a reason for the distance between parents and children.

The simple joy of lying on mother's lap and listening to a story from a book or from memory is gradually disappearing in the modern world. Childhood memories now include falling asleep while watching a favorite cartoon.

Mom Junction offers 10 benefits of storytelling in developing children's personalities, especially preschoolers.

1. Teach children about ethics

Children all over the world love to listen to stories. They want to know more about their favorite characters and often imitate them. If the story has a meaningful message, you can inculcate good qualities such as courage, honesty, intelligence, etc. in your child early on.

2. Awareness of origin and culture

Stories about your childhood help your child feel closer to the traditions and culture of their country or family. Children can compare them with the present to see the difference.

Telling stories before bed helps the relationship between parents and children become closer. Photo: Shutterstock

3. Help children speak more fluently

When you read a story aloud, you are exposing your child to the language, learning new words and good expressions. By listening a lot, your child will also pronounce more clearly.

4. Improve listening skills

Most children have short attention spans and find it difficult to follow a long story. As a result, they may talk a lot but not take the time to listen to what others are saying.

Storytelling not only helps children improve their attention span but also makes them love to listen and understand.

5. Encourage imagination and creativity

Instead of watching cartoons with vivid images and sounds, children can develop their imagination about characters and places in a story. Free thinking also helps children to be more creative and not follow a pattern.

6. Tools for memory training

By using clever ideas, you can use storytelling to help your child’s memory. Every time you read a bedtime story aloud, ask your child to retell it a few days later or expand on it in his own way. Your child will be more focused when given this task on a regular basis.

7. Expand your horizons

Young children are not aware of the different countries or cultures in the world. Choose simple but varied stories about many topics or countries.

8. Learning becomes easier

Listening to stories is a stepping stone in a child’s learning journey. Many students have the habit of learning by rote, without really understanding the content. When storytelling becomes a regular activity, children will enjoy what they read.

In addition, if children cannot absorb history at school, you can turn it into a story to make them more eager and curious.

9. Better communication

Sometimes, children hesitate to ask questions even though they are extremely curious. Listening to stories often and being asked many questions by their parents, children learn this habit. Not only does it improve daily communication, many children also develop the ability to speak and speak eloquently.

10. Easy to deal with difficult situations

Children are often naive and confused when faced with difficult situations. Stories with lots of characters and adversity help children visualize their troubles better. Parents should tell their children both sad and happy stories to help them better prepare for complex life.

According to VNE