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from: Maxx Family LifeRemember your childhood days? How your mother would read you stories before bedtime. Remember how you enjoyed every bit of it? How you wish you have the opportunity to relive it once more. This time you are stepping into the shoes of your mother or father. Surely your children will love the impressible characters of children's literature found in the classic books of Alice in Wonderland, Winnie the Pooh, Huckleberry Finn, Peter Pan and others -- the way you have loved them yourself.
As parents, you should learn that children stories must be chosen with proper care. Never assume that all books with animated stories are appropriate for your kids. Animation studios can alter stories deleting contents that are frightening or portraying violence.
Parents need to consider the maturity and comprehension level of their children. Scan the book pages or pre-read it to see if it is appropriate within the children's scope of knowledge. Review the books you have loved when you were still a child which are considered now as classics.
The stories should be understood by the children according to some point of historical knowledge. Stories found in classic books having historical settings could require extra explanation. British classics need a little translation because common idioms appear with slight difference and children from other countries might have a hard time in contemplating its meaning.
Parents can read the stories for their children. Older children who already know how to read can understand the stories by themselves. You should build confidence in your children by letting them read it for several times by themselves. Remember that the stories must be appropriate for their age level and maturity. Some contents of the stories might need some explanation that might also affect your choices.
Issues of discrimination and racism might be encountered so prepare to deal with it. Properly discuss to them the effects of racism and discrimination whenever called for. The contents of many stories found in classic books might appear inappropriate for modern kids because a lot of changes had occurred in the society. It may seem absurd to them. You need to explain why and how the book was written by the people during that period. Modernized versions of stories found in classic books can be appropriate however it is better to start with the true classic.
Some children stories contain duels or heavy battle scenes. You must carefully set boundaries about the level of violence according to the age of your children. Children must know that violence has bad effects and defending oneself from enemies is only necessary when badly needed.
Librarians could be asked for suggestions and guidance. They can give you book references that works well for a certain age group and provide many helpful ideas.
Children stories are important materials of learning. The children should get the background of certain stories but never give them wrong impression about the book. Stories are not only found in classical books, some books contain futuristic themes which can further interest them.
Parents should instill to their children's young minds the importance of reading and understanding what they read. Provide a wider and better collection of books with lots of children stories or let them pick one when you are purchasing from bookstores.
Always guide your children so that they could pass a good legacy to the next generation like what your parents did. Children stories are always there but the moments of sharing it with your children mark lifetime memories.
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