Bed time stories to inspire children

Sun, 11 May 2008 08:39:38 GMT

We all remember favorite bedtime stories from our childhood. Bedtime stories are the legacy of each child, a legacy which nourishes a child’s imagination to create dreams, arouse curiosity about life and make his moral code of conduct. A child’s mind mellows with sun-set after the day’s activity, and he listens attentively to wonderful stories of fairies and queens. He loves these stories, if they are full of color and imagery and gives him wonderful messages about life. Bed time stories give children peace, ambition and vision besides enjoyment. Many grandmothers have fed mythology and scriptures via stories to their little ones on their tiny beds, to lay the foundation of their character and adult personality. Bedtime stories are told to entertain and inspire children. Famous bedtime stories like The adventures of Robin Hood, Ivanhoe, Cinderella, Snow White, Alice in Wonderland - are adventurous and delight a child’s imagination. They also serve to develop a child’s faith in people and situations. Bed time stories normally carry message for character building and end on a happy note to give him children a peaceful sleep. They are told to load a child’s mind with positive pictures and transport him into a happy dream world. All counties and cultures have their own favorite set of bedtime stories for their little ones. Children’s stories are also drawn from religious books and mythology. Parents read to children from the books of great authors like Rudyad kipling, Enid Blyton, Lewis Caroll, C.S. Lewis and Beatrix Potter. These books include the Five find outer and Secret seven series, Alice in Wonderland, Pilgrims Progress, Little Women, The Chronicle of Namia and many others. The Panchtantra tales from India have also emerged as a popular book for children. Reading to children at bedtime also helps to develop the habit of reading in them. Reading to children is the best gift a parent can give. It fulfills their developmental needs, facilitates interaction and encourages and inspires them towards a fulfilling and thinking adult life. A child, who has read or been read to, grows to explore the world with an understanding of good and bad. Bedtime stories which inspire children are as archaic as the Bible and Mahabharata and as contemporary as a new book which was published yesterday. However, good ageless bedtime stories are those, which parents and grandparents can read to their children.

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Bed time stories to inspire children