Benefits of Children's Fairy Tales for the Development of Little

Along with the times, many parents who leave the culture of storytelling for children. Now, parents use digital technology to entertain their children more than storytelling using reading books. In fact, a fairy tale that is told directly from the mouth of the parents is the right entertainment for children. In addition to entertaining, reading children's fairy tales also has many benefits that can help the child's growth and development in the future.

Myriad Benefits of Fairy Tales

It is not too early to tell stories. Even when your child is still in the womb, you can do this activity. When Little is born, it's better to continue this good habit. It is true, when your newborn Little can not understand your words, but hearing your voice can be the first step to stimulate the ability to hear and recognize the sounds for the Little One. Here are some of the benefits of storytelling for children:

• Enrich children's vocabulary.
• Listening to a story can stimulate your child's imagination.
• Practicing listening skills.
• Improve their ability to communicate.
• Increase verbal interaction between you and your little one.
• Teach him about story concepts, numbers, letters, colors, and shapes.
• Provides information about the world around it.
• After reading a fairy tale, you can ask the child about the story or allow it to tell a story. This is useful to train his memory.
• When storytelling, you and your child can embrace, laugh together and spoiled. This can strengthen the relationship between parents and children.
• A study shows that children who are often told or often read, have better mathematical abilities than children their age.
• Fairy tales have the benefit of teaching your child about emotions.

But remember, avoid giving tales to children through technology intermediaries. For example, letting a child watch a story through television or download a fairy tale application to the gadget, then let him see and hear the story through the screen. Because Little One needs to feel an emotional connection with the words spoken, so stay away from fairy tales on gadgets. Try to read it directly to him. In addition, digital tales can make children lose their imagination and thinking ability because they are only given a spectacle.

Tips to Become a Good Storyteller

Being a storyteller is easy, especially if done with pleasure. The following are the tips.

• Choose a book that can attract the attention of children, such as a book full of pictures and colorful. As much as possible, look for books with thick paper types so they don't get damaged quickly due to being bitten by the Little One. Generally, children like to put everything they hold in their mouths. After seeing the design, choose a book with a story that has a moral message.
• Before storytelling, make sure you know the plot so you can explore and convey the message well to your child.
• When going to storytelling, start with the sentence 'Once upon a time' or 'Once upon a time'.
• Tell with full expression so that Little One is enthusiastic about listening to fairy tales from you. Also adjust your tone of voice when explaining the existing storyline. For example when you find children's characters in a story, change your voice like a child's voice. Similarly, when there are evil characters, change your voice to be more sinister.
• You can also sing and be funny when reading stories to him. This is useful to show that reading is fun.
• You don't need to be 100 percent to follow the words written on the book. Use your own words that are easy for children to understand.
• Try to always hold interactions like questions and answers. This is the advantage of storytelling, you and your child can communicate both ways. In the middle of the story or anywhere else, you can ask about the continuation of the story. For example when you tell the story 'Malin Kundang', you can ask, "What do you think Malin will turn out to be?" As much as possible you should be able to make him curious so that the child's brain will think and give birth to questions about fairy tales.
• You do not need to teach him to read or recognize letters because it can reduce children's enjoyment during storytelling activities. Simply focus on the opportunity to have fun with children.

Initially you might feel unenthusiastic about storytelling, especially if your child doesn't understand anything or maybe you are struggling with household chores, so you don't have time to tell stories. However, try to spend at least 10 to 15 minutes a day to tell a story to your child. Can be done before taking a nap, before going to bed at night, or if you and your child have free time and are not tired. Most importantly, do it with pleasure so that you can be total when telling a story. In addition, spread the habit of reading to your child so that you know that reading is fun, so you can be a good role model or role model for him.