Reading To A Child Eases Stress
Reading aloud to a child eases stress. Sharing books improves your child's literacy and self-esteem.
Online, September 10, 2010 (Newswire.com) - For a sure-fire stress buster, try reading to a child.
Usually parents read to a child at bedtime. This practice eases and prepares a child's mind for sleep but it also eases a parent's mind from the stresses of the day. Fathers should get into the practice as well, so they can discover the bonding and the ease of mind it brings to them.
"Reading has always been a passion of mine," says children's author Marian Keen (http://megsbook.wordpress.com). "I know my mother read to me, but I remember (even 70 years later) my grandmother's voice as she read the Grimm's "One eye, Two eyes and Three eyes" fairy tale. Sometimes Gramma was persuaded to read it a second time on the nights she babysat. Why? Because it was the longest story in the book, so we could stay up later!"
Keen began reading to her dolls at a young age and ran a library in her bedroom for their benefit. A lover of stories, she now conceives and writes them for children around the world. "I know that reading to a child can instigate a lifetime of pleasure for the child," adds Keen.
There are many efforts to improve literacy in the world, including:
• Raise a Reader
• Room to Read
• Family Literacy Day
In addition to easing stress, a child who is read to receives other benefits:
• Learns to listen
• Learns to follow storylines or plots
• Develops a bond with the narrator
• Learns to appreciate books and develops a desire to read
• Does increase vocabulary
• Enjoys feeling worthwhile and enjoys a sense of security
• Develops an imagination
• Gains knowledge and thus widens horizons
However, literacy begins in the home. It's your move. (http://www.stresstonics.com/literacy-what-can-you-do.html)