Children love bedtime stories. Usually, mom, dad or grandparents are expected to narrate a fairy tale to their little one before they go to bed. Some children in fact form the habit of going to bed only after they listen to a story.
Telling bedtime stories to your children can be a great way to share a good time with them. Most dads return home when children are almost asleep. Hence, to make them go to bed by telling them a story helps to create a strong bond between children and parents.
Children want to listen to new bedtime stories every night. Most parents know about some famous stories like Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Little Red Riding Hood etc. However, to tell a different story each day is indeed a task! For this, there are many books that are available that have various bedtime stories. Since these books have attractive pictures that support the story, children indeed get excited to see the pictures, listen to the story and then immerse in their dreamland. However, it is recommended that parents should avoid telling stories which have a mention about ghost or something that can make the child feel scary. More often than not, children dream about stories that they hear during bedtime. Hence try and narrate pleasant happy-ending type stories that make your children have a sound sleep.
Some of the famous bedtime story books are mentioned below. These can be purchased online as well:
• The Everything Bedtime Storybook – Mark Binder
• 365 Bedtime stories – Christine Allison
• Leather Treasury Bedtime Stories by Jane Jerrard
• Disney 365 Bedtime Stories by TK
Story telling is indeed an art and parents can make a story telling session interesting and exciting through their actions and voice modulation. In fact school going kids can learn their lessons (especially history) in the form of a story.
