"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." --Albert Einstein
The Brainy Benefits Of Bedtime Stories
"Bedtime stories have long been known to foster parent-child bonds and prepare children for sleep. But lately researchers have attached other powers to this nighttime routine. They say that while you and your little one are sailing with Max to the land of the Wild Things or sampling green eggs with Sam, you're actually boosting your child's brain development.
This cozy ritual does more than prepare your child for sleep." [read more]
This cozy ritual does more than prepare your child for sleep." [read more]
Reading Corner
Title: Tell Me a Story in the Dark: A Guide to Creating Magical Bedtime Stories for Young Children
By: John Olive
Ages: Adults
"Tonight, don't read your child a story. Instead, dim the light, lie down, and create storytelling magic. Weave a spell that will enchant your child. . .
Written by an award-winning playwright, Tell Me A Story In The Dark provides you with every tool you need to tell great and entertaining stories. In a day when parents want to spend more quality time with their children, Tell Me A Story In The Dark:
Shows you how to prepare and tell a story.
Communicates the enormous benefits ending the bedtime battle of wills, building vocabulary, making room for effective parenting moments.
Provides a treasure trove of stories that parents (and grandparents) can adapt for their children.
Teaches you how to make up and tell your own stories." --Publishers
By: John Olive
Ages: Adults
"Tonight, don't read your child a story. Instead, dim the light, lie down, and create storytelling magic. Weave a spell that will enchant your child. . .
Written by an award-winning playwright, Tell Me A Story In The Dark provides you with every tool you need to tell great and entertaining stories. In a day when parents want to spend more quality time with their children, Tell Me A Story In The Dark:
Shows you how to prepare and tell a story.
Communicates the enormous benefits ending the bedtime battle of wills, building vocabulary, making room for effective parenting moments.
Provides a treasure trove of stories that parents (and grandparents) can adapt for their children.
Teaches you how to make up and tell your own stories." --Publishers
Recommended by Cubs Editors
Be the Change
Stories are also great ways to bond over meaningful conversations with your child. It also provides a pleasant space to express the wisdom and lessons of life through those stories in a slow and steady pace. The kind that a child truly understands and appreciates. So which book are you picking up tonight?
