THE IMPORTANCE OF STORIES AND BOOKS IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION

The positive effects of books and stories on the development and education of children are innumerable. Books attract children's attention with their vibrant colors and pictures. At first, their interest as a tangible toy develops over time as they understand what they are. Parents reading a book to their child and the child's willingness to adopt this behavior starts at the age of 3-4 years, it actually must start.

At the age of 3-4, when the child's intelligence development continues very quickly, reading books to him makes incredible contributions to his intelligence. It improves vocabulary by increasing the power of perception and attention. Reading stories from books to children in this period of time, when they start to wonder, strengthens the communication of parents with their children and becomes a conversation tool.

Stories and anything read from books build trust between parent and child by establishing a solid foundation of love. With the stories told, it provides the opportunity to develop the imagination of the child and enter his world. Of course, the content of the chosen story is very important in this context.

You should definitely make time to read books and stories to your child. Afterwards, talking about the book with your child and showing that you care about his opinions and evaluations will have positive results on your child's development. In addition to spending quality time with your child, you help him solve his problems in his own world. In addition, by opening a wide window for him to think, you support him to establish reasoning, logic, cause-effect relationships.

You can easily give your child the concepts, behaviors and responsibilities you want to convey through the books you tell or read. Think about how your child was influenced by a superhero in the movie he watched, and he walked around the house putting himself in his shoes. The characters in the stories have such an impact on the personality development of the child.

The heroes in the story you read should be close to the truth and you should be sensitive about it. Fairy tale heroes can also help the child distinguish between good, bad, right and wrong with the right scenarios.

What needs to be done here is that the book and story to be read should be appropriate for his age and in a structure to convey the right messages.