We will not enter the debate on the importance of stories in children's development, because for a long time now countless studies guarantee the benefits that reading these have on our children.
In addition to activate your imagination and contribute to the development of your creativity, they give children complex situations for the protagonists and show them how they face the problems and resolve these conflicts, as well as transmit values social and family and captivate them with their adventures making them have a good time.
We could continue listing benefits in this regard, but there is one in particular that seems to me especially relevant, the bond that is created with children and the magic that surrounds us both, transporting us to a dreamlike atmosphere, where We share emotions and live intensely new experiences. Any place is good for storytelling, but more and more are adapted A place where toys are stories
Remember that in these ages It is essential to accompany an adult Within the reading area, it is not about the child moving freely without a guide and they usually do not have monitors, since the required attention is usually personalized. Do not confuse with storytelling activities or game spaces where there are monitors, activities of course recommended, but different.
It is likely that at first you find yourself a bit lost with the reading material, but when you know the logic or methodology with which the books and stories are ordered, soon you will find the most appropriate to the stage of development of your child, since sometimes even age is not the best indicator. There are children who begin to read with 3 years and then there are their preferences regarding the subject.
Ideally, it is the child who selects the story with your help and get him to focus on him. It costs a little, the first time I took him I wanted to constantly change my story and I only wanted the yellow ones; Sometimes the criteria of the children when choosing are at least curious.
What letter is this?
Do not be very demanding the first few times, it is a first contact in which you can learn basic concepts such as the behavior to be developed in these spaces, the way in which stories are held, how the pages are passed and that all contain wonderful stories, which you can discover through the drawings, some even mobile, and the letters that adults reveal to them thanks to their knowledge and that they will soon learn to recognize.
A good way to start in the habit of reading the little ones we already tell when we talk about the Interactive Learning Book. A toy in book format whose pages are illustrated and the lyrics of popular songs are known, to contribute to the learning of basic concepts while the family has fun singing.
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