Reading bedtime stories yields multiple benefits for parents and children alike. The fixed routine of a bedtime story before sleeping can improve the child's brain development, language mastery, and logical thinking skills.The storyteller-listener relationship creates an emotional bond between the parent and the child.Due to "the strength of the imitative instinct" of a child, the parent and the stories that they tell act as a model for the child to follow.
Bedtime stories are also useful for teaching the child abstract virtues such as sympathy, selflessness, and self-control, as most children are said to be "naturally sympathetic when they have experienced or can imagine the feelings of others".In doing so, we hope to harness the power of literature to empower children to understand their own evolving natures and special place in the world.The more people that visit bedtimestoriesforall, the more books we can create. Please spread the word! Thank you.