How many parents still tell bedtime stories to their children, honestly? I mean let’s face it, bedtime stories take up minutes of your precious time as a busy parent. Sometimes, the extra minutes that you should have spent on a nice warm bath still goes to that mommy-and-baby-bonding-time called storytelling.
The Golden Book of Fairy Tales (by Golden Books)
I just recently started this practice of telling stories, not because I originally wanted to do it but because my children prodded me to do it. Bedtime stories are now a must in our home and these are the stories I have shared so far:
- The Boy who Cried Wolf
- The Three Little Pigs
- Some stories from a Barbie book
- Hansel and Gretel
- The Girl with the Red Dancing Shoes
- and some Stories that are Solely Mine (a.k.a. I invented them!)
On weekends, it’s their Dad’s turn to tell his own stories and I, just like my kids, become a listener. Those extra minutes are worth it each night. Nothing could compensate for that look of adulation on my little ones’ faces as they listen intently to each word I say.
Make it a family tradition…you’ll never regret it.
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You are so right. I’m almost *cough* 49 and I can still remember instances of Mom reading to us when we were little. I read to my
daughter too, and she had her favorite books. Dr. Seuss were
always everyone’s favorite. He’s just so sensibly silly!