Start a family tradition of ‘storytelling’; it is a precious gift for your children! First choose your family character, ours is ‘Bingo’ the dog, it could be ‘Fluffy’ the rabbit or ‘Arnold’ the Owl etc Start to tell a tale at bedtime, or other times of the day/week. Start a story and off you go (it is like singing – children like any effort!). Story telling is a useful tool if a child is hurt; tell a tale of how ‘Bingo’ felt better. Also, if a lesson is being learnt, ‘how bingo learnt to share with a doggy timer!’
Family stories become really useful on long walks and car journeys, you will not hear “Are we there yet?”, so frequently! Don’t forget, “When I was a little girl…” stories. Let your children know that you made the same mistakes as a child, and how you learnt lessons. “When you were a baby…” stories are loved by all children too. Share their funny and loving tales; surround them with kind words of their life. The tradition of storytelling is being lost in our fast paced, technological world. It is free, magical and definitely warms the hearts of children. Story telling magic weaves its way into the family memories for a long time.