Thursday, 21 July 2011

Bedtime Story Ideas for Kids

Bedtime Story Ideas for Kids  2011 :  Soft music playing on the side. Cradled in the nook of her arms, as dad kisses my forehead and bids me good night. The kitchen smell on mum's clothes and a wisp of her hair softly caressing my face. And then a story. A story about far away lands and princes and princesses. Of the victory of truth over the evil. Then, somewhere between the princess in the castle and the prince on his shining horse, slowly my eyes droop and sleep takes me into dreams that aren't much different than the bedtime stories, really. The next day passes and again I wait for when mum will take me back into the story land. They still bring a smile to my lips, even after all these years.


Bedtime stories aren't just stories, they are a tradition. A symbol of the security and safety that parents provide for a child. The whole scenario of being with your parents or someone close to you and listening to a story goes way beyond the mere incident. It encompasses so much more. There are the feelings of safety, trust and security that the whole experience evokes and then the stories by themselves create a medium of lesson - of teaching children important lessons like values and morals and helping them distinguish between right and wrong behavior. That is why bedtime stories become important. Furthermore, several studies have proven that relating bedtime stories actually helps children grasp concepts better and they become more secure as children, which then has a positive effect on everything that they undertake.

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