Story telling

Fatin Tam goes on to tell us about how stories can be used as a great

motivating factor with your kids.

If your child’s low on confidence in certain areas, instead of just asking

them to gain confidence, you can find stories of inspiring people to tell

your child in a way that your child believes they could be that person

and adapt their strategies and ideology.

She also talks about how storytelling is now being used in various

fields of business, in relationship building, etc, primarily because

storytelling releases the hormone oxytocin in us.

Oxytocin helps us feel happy and makes us feel connected to the

storyteller. This again, makes the bond between you and your child

stronger.

Our neurons fire information at 5 times the normal speed when we’re

listening to stories.

How to tell stories to your child:

• Vidya tells us how to respect storytelling as both an art and a

science. Make sure you’re emotionally expressive and excited  while you’re reading the story.

• Use actions and exhibit a positive and happy body language, too.

Read quotes by different characters in different voices and make  your kid laugh!

• Pick your moments to tell them these stories. It can be during

bedtime, while travelling, while spending time out with your  child, when they’re eating, etc.

• Read them stories in English, in their second language and even

in a third language sometimes. You can include words from

different languages when you’re reading stories from different  cultures to them!

Conclusion:

You’ll begin realizing that putting in this much energy into telling a

story will excite you and make you enjoy it.

