25 Jan Did you know that reading  and sharing stories with your little one is one of the best things you can do to help your child get a head start in life 

Did you know that reading  and sharing stories with your little one is one of the best things you can do to help your child get a head start in life 

Here are 5 Great Reasons to reading and sharing a story with your child.

Reading and sharing stories can:

#1. help your child get to know sounds, words and language, and develop early literacy skills 
#2. learn to value books and stories
spark your child’s imagination and stimulate curiosity
#3. help your child’s brain, social skills and communication skills develop
#4. help your child learn the difference between ‘real’ and ‘make-believe’
#5. help your child understand change and new or frightening events, and also the strong emotions that can go along with them.

Sharing stories with your child doesn’t mean you have to read.  Just by looking at books with your child, you can be a great storyteller and a good model for using language and books. Your child will learn by watching you hold a book the right way and seeing how you move through the book by gently turning the pages.

So if you haven’t been reading or sharing stories with your child, why not start today? Make it a bedtime routine, just after brushing their teeth and before going to bed each day. Your child will enjoy the special reading and cuddle time with you each night 

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