Positive Effects of Storytelling on Kids
In the 1997 survey, Ellis suggested that storytelling is the most attractive way of developing listening power, retelling, and good perception. So, telling stories matters a lot than giving them stories to the readout.
It’s an instinct of kids that they love to listen to stories and books. Telling stories to kids tends to raise the curiosity about new characters that how they will move on the story. Storytelling is an ancient art that encourages the kids to understand their value system, history, and cultural norms. Children realize the sufferings, happiness, sadness, sharing, and empathy that are part of our lives.
“The power of storytelling is exactly this: to bridge the gaps where everything has crumbled.”
-Paulo Coelho
Most of the cognitive and language development occurs during early childhood. Storytelling polishes their cognitive skills more effectively. Parents' responsibility is to narrate different stories to their kids and plan some effective ways to narrate the stories.
Which Type of Stories You Can Tell to Kids?
Folk tales are an effective source of information about cultural norms and history as they are passed from generation to generation.
Fairy tales are powerful tools for relieves the stress and anxieties of kids and making them imagine a beautiful world. They develop creative thoughts and strengthen the parent-children bond.
Moral stories are a significant source of inspiration for kids to learn moralities and take in uprightness. Telling moral stories during bedtime assists to build up good habits.
Realistic tales have a great impact on children. When children draw a map of realistic characters in their minds, they may try to attain them practically. A good realistic character may be a source of an example for kids to attain positivity in life.
Positive effects of Story Telling:
Narrating a story boosts communication and social skills such as listening power, language learning, and improved vocabulary.
It enhances mental growth by toning up the auditory cortex and left temporal cortex.
Facilitates good communication and strengthens the primary relationships, thus reducing the gap between parents and their kids.
Develops curiosity in children and encourages powerful imagination.
” Storytelling is the cinema of the imagination. As the teller is creating the world of the story in words and gestures, the audience sees that world for themselves in their minds.”
-Dominic Kelly
It helps promote moral values in kids, such as honesty, truth, determination, empathy, etc.
Develops the understanding of cultural norms, traditions, and social standards
5 Ways of Story Telling:
· Allow the children to choose the story of their own choice because choices differ according to age, gender, and interest.
· Show the facial and body expressions because gestures while narrating the stories cause the kids to realize the feelings and emotions of story characters.
. Showing expressions helps the kids listen to the story with curiosity thus enhancing the concentration power.
· Customize the story so that kids may not fad up while listening to the stories and the message of the story is easily conveyed.
· You must know how to conclude the story because a story is not truly a story with no climax.
CONCLUSION:
Storytelling is one of the biggest powers to persuade the listener and motivate the children to connect with education. A 2007 research study by Jennifer Edson shows children give a positive response to narrative facts and fiction rather than reading stories. It’s a fact that anyone can easily catch up with the idea when his mind is in story mode. Parents should focus on narrating stories to their kids instead of providing them merely book stories to read on their own.
