7 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Learn Storytelling

Storytelling – Something Beyond Stories!

Storytelling is one of the most important skills that we can teach our kids. They can leverage the best out of it as it enhances their language skills, makes them passionate about reading, and instills their imagination. Storytelling gives them exposure to real and imaginary stories which is a great way to keep them interested and focused.

Storytelling plays a very important role in the overall development of toddlers as well as children. Before you start storytelling sessions for your kids, let me take you around some major benefits of it.

1.Improves Listening Skills

There is no kid who doesn’t like stories – I Bet!

Kids love stories – to the extent that they fall in love with the characters. It makes them curious, patient, and enhances listening skills. This gives the opportunity to parents to impart stories with great morals of Kindness, Empathy & Faithfulness.

At times, my daughter asks me to tell her a story about my childhood trips which brings the essence of nostalgia for me. 

2. Sharpens Memory

Have you ever suddenly heard the character name of a story that you told your kid weeks back?

Well, I have heard many times, the bedtime story characters from my toddler’s mouth after weeks with further unending questions.

I clearly remember one of the imaginary characters ( Cheeku – Cheeku was having toothache in my story who was not ready to brush after having chocolates) which I told my daughter.

So, a few days back while I was having an appointment for my child’s pedodontics – my daughter said why was not Cheeku brought for cheek up to this dentist aunty by her mom – Boom Boom!  Stories really make an impact and sharpen memory.

3. Imparts Values

To keep next-generation connected to the roots and values we can use storytelling for the same. we can also instill some cultural, religious, heritage, and tradition-based values via stories in our children. 

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4. Enhances Imagination Skills

When a kid hears a story, he/she makes imaginary characters out of it which makes them open to new ideas and creativity. Imagination and creativity together work wonders for a child’s development.

5. Makes Learning Easy & Interesting

Who doesn’t love play way methods for learning?

The same goes with storytelling, especially for toddlers. Storytelling helps in imparting learning in a better way. Children relate to stories, characters, gestures, and expressions. It is one of the oldest forms of teaching

6. Improves Communication & Social Skills

Children listen to stories, learns new words, improves vocabulary, and explore new things hence helping them to get well with their communication skills which makes them confident to talk. When children are confident, they speak out their hearts and try to socialize with their friends and everyone around.

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7. Language Development

Telling stories in the language you want your children is always a plus. It can be English/Urdu/Hindi or your mother tongue which you are on a mission to teach them at a particular point. I hear my daughter repeating words of Urdu which she hears during stories. she learns it that way.

Storytelling opens doors of learning in one way or the other for kids. The curious little minds need stories that can make them happy, sharp, and creative. They expand their horizons of learning about themselves, the world, surroundings, cultures, etc.

The more they hear stories, the more they get benefited out of it.

Are you falling short of the story ideas to tell your kids? How about checking out storytelling classes offered by Piggyride?