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Children, Memories and Storytelling
Twelve Good Reasons Why Stories and Storytelling are Good for Your Child's Development

  • Promotes self-esteem
  • Stimulates intellectual development
  • Provides tools to express and clarify emotions
  • Provides a moral education, teaching life lessons
  • Helps child become a goal seeker
  • Helps child with problem solving
  • Helps child confront challenges courageously
  • Expands and enriches vocabulary
  • Stimulates imagination
  • Encourages longer attention span
  • Expands knowledge and understanding of other times, places and cultures
  • Stimulates discussion