How to tell a story for a wonderful father

You want to tell your child many stories but don't know how? Keep things simple and follow aFamilyToday Health's way of telling baby stories.

The time you spend telling stories your baby hears are the most precious memories in life. Telling your baby's story is the simplest way for the father to spend some time with his children. The habit of storytelling has many benefits.

Studies have shown that children who are regularly sung, told stories and played with by their fathers have higher academic achievement and are more likely to improve learning. In addition, telling stories to your children also helps build bonding relationships with your children and other family members. Besides, telling your baby's story also helps you feel more confident in parenting.

However, many people think that I am not good at storytelling or that my wife is doing so well that I make my children dislike. Therefore, they are afraid to tell their children stories. If you have this mindset, do not worry because the way of telling stories is completely self-taught and practiced every day. As long as you look into their child's eager eyes every time you hear, "I'll tell your story," you will have more motivation to do so.

If you do not often tell stories or play with your children when they are young, it will be difficult to talk to them when they grow up. So, you should gradually practice this habit. Here are a few simple tips you can try:

Be interactive when telling stories

You don't have to invent the whole story yourself, but do it with your child. A story becomes more meaningful when a child is able to compose it and become a part of it. Besides, coming up with an idea to compose a story is not easy. Therefore, you will need the child's help to complete the story together.

You can start by asking your child, "What do you want today's story to be about?". From the child's answer, in your mind, you will come up with more unique ideas to tell.

Feel free to tell stories

Don't be too nervous about the story being told to your baby or not. For young children, it does not matter because it is important that children need some time with you to listen and create funny stories.

However, if you ask, the child answers: "I don't know". Ask if your child has any ideas in mind. Never ignore your child's ideas and wait for a better idea. You can refer to 14 meaningful stories that you can tell your baby every night here.

Make storytelling a habit

When you first start, you can tell your child about it on weekend evenings. As you get used to and feel more confident, tell more in a week. Make storytelling an indispensable part of a child's life.

Storytelling cannot become a family tradition if you only try it 1-2 times and never do it again. Children are ready to help you with a good story. Never think of storytelling as boring job or an obligation to do. Think of this as something that both you and your child are happy about.