Power of Story Telling

  POWER OF STORYTELLING

             Einstein is credited with saying, “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. “He said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution”. So is the power of Storytelling.

 We can say old stories as well as new stories, real stories and mythological stories. India has rich heritage of Mahabharat and Ramayana which are highly engrossing and teaches different aspects of life. Eklavya hid behind the trees and learnt what Dronacharya was teaching Arjuna. His passion for archery and hunger for knowledge made him a better archer than Arjuna. Moral to teach- You might not get access to the best classes or tools, but if you have the passion to learn and hunger for knowledge, you can still learn and be good at it. Duryadanas story teaches Greed and arrogance are not desirable qualities and never go good for anyone. Be humble like the Pandavas and the victory shall be yours.

It is important as a parent what to narrate with what morals. Grandparents can really bond well through the medium of story telling

Why stories are important?

Kids are really smart. You just have to explain things to them in the way their brains work. Stories and movement work well, in general. Parents has to look in their daily routine that Does your child is missing out in this important bonding of their life time

''The Boy Who Cried Wolf,'' teaches a timeless moral lesson. '' If you play a practical joke on somebody, they won't believe you when something really bad happens; you will lose their trust. It explores many themes including truth, deception, trust, and responsibility. Lion & the Mouse, Hare & the Tortoise or Clever Crow So simple but so convincing.

A student's life is a cycle of school, homework, assignments and exams. Sometimes it can all get a little too much or simply boring day in and out. Inspirational stories from real-life personalities help to stay motivated.

Stories take the children in their magical world of imagination, creativity and knowledge. Children learn to respect different race, people of all religion, respect values and culture of living being.

Children take adult like decisions develops problem solving skills on the basis of learning developed by listening to stories. Stories take children in their magical world. Stories allow them to visually create a world of their own, where they travel and make their dreams –it goes beyond the classroom teaching

You can start reading a book to an infant as young as six month old.

Infants want your full attention, so try reciting rhymes and songs that you remember by heart. Also, try reading to your infant while she has a toy to hold.

 As baby grows will enjoy reading with you as he sits on your lap or close to you in a comfortable chair. This helps your baby associate reading with feeling secure. Connecting sounds with the pictures he sees in the books will make reading together even more fun. Make your own sounds, and don't be surprised if your baby joins in! You may also notice your child looking through the book alone and making noises 

 Let your toddler decide if she wants to sit on your lap while you read, or next to you on the couch or floor. Follow her cues. Talk about the characters and events in the story, relating them to your child's own experiences. Pause when you read aloud to let your child fill in a word or phrase. This works great with rhyming and repetitive books.

Slowly and steadily as your baby grows keep adding moral stories and real life events as a daily ritual. Reading at bedtime is always a nice way to end the day!

 

Does stories help children to become nicer People?

Swami Vivekand and Rabindranath Tagore great inspiration to be a leader when you start narrating them The beauty of the stories is that they can be super realistic or incredibly fantastical. Researchers have found that the brain activity that occurs when we read fiction is very similar to experiencing that situation in real life, so reading about a situation helps children work out how to solve it in reality. Scientists have found that children who have fiction read to them regularly find it easier to understand other people – they show more empathy and have better developed theory of mind 

Why we need to ask questions?

The benefits children get from having stories read to them are hugely increased when parents talk and ask questions about the story as well.Simply asking them if they can remember what happened in the story or checking if they know what some of the more complicated words mean can really extend their understanding and vocabulary. More complex ‘inference’ questions like, ‘why do you think this character did that?’ helps children to think about and understand other people’s motivations.

Thinking outside the books

Parents also might not feel comfortable reading aloud to their children no matter how much they’d like to, through lack of confidence, or worries about their own literacy skills. Stories don’t have to just live in books though. Traditions of storytelling go back through human existence a long time before books were even invented.

story telling abilities is closely related to occupational therapy . Therapist can include during their session It will develop creating thinking, sequencing, listining abilities, memorizing and expressing ideas. It will be specially very effective during group sessions. Child will be more confident and communication skill will improve.

I strongly recommend and believe that if you want your child to be creative, confident and courageous – Storytelling should be an integral part of Parenting.

By

Dr. Mona Shah

Occupational Therapist , Clinical Psychologist

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