There is an old saying, Richer than I youll never be, for I had a parent who read to me. The benefits of reading can never be doubted however I would like to rewrite this saying and state, Richer than I youll never be, for I had a parent who told stories to me.
在我们高度视觉世界中，孩子们有机会倾听和想象至关重要。我的激情是鼓励父母和教师定期包括口服讲故事。
Storytelling strengthens brain development. Without text and pictures, storytelling teaches children how to listen deeply, visualize characters and remember a sequence of events. It not only supports literacy via listening to the rhythmic cadences of the mother tongue, it can convey morals, values and wisdom. The therapeutic benefits however are what are often overlooked.
Yanhong Wheeler is a bestselling Chinese parenting author, best known by her pen name Xiaowu, ??. One of her books?????????教导如何撰写和讲述不同类型的故事，例如睡前故事，自然故事，气质故事，课程（教室）故事和教学（或愈合）故事，用于具有挑战性的情况和行为。
我的朋友燕虹呼唤讲故事的灵魂，并指出阅读，讲座或看电视，无法比较或竞争。她坚信讲故事是育儿和教育最强大的工具。
World recognized Australian author, teacher trainer and parent educator,苏珊兼顾also writes of the therapeutic value of storytelling for childrens challenging behaviors by working with imaginative journeys and the mystery and magic of the metaphor in her book Therapeutic Storytelling: 101 Healing Stories for Children.
苏珊探讨了不守规矩的行为，悲伤，焦虑，缺乏信心，欺凌，戏弄，噩梦，不容忍，不恰当的谈话，厕所，尿床等等。她为父母或教师提供了一种尝试和测试的方法，以创建独特的治疗故事。她还借着现代和传统的智慧故事。
Very often both teachers and parents have become used to the idea of using picture books and do not have confidence in storytelling. For many adults they lack role models as they have never had a story told to them.
I was a lucky one for I was the child of a father who told stories to me. I have vivid memories of him tucking me into bed and asking him to tell the story yet again about him riding his horse bare back to school, about the huge goanna he caught or about the antics of Major his draft horse. He also told traditional stories like The Three Little Pigs.
There was no doubt that storytelling brought personal connection and invigorated my imagination. Yanhong further emphasizes that stories come directly from the parent’s soul, imbued with love, and flow directly into the child’s soul.
So how and what do you tell stories about?
从父亲那里拿一些想法并保持简单。选择一个对您有特殊含义的事件，然后挖掘事件背后的情绪。我父亲讲述了关于冒险和何时他孩子的故事。他还讲述了传统的苗圃故事和故事的故事。
我母亲喜欢讲述当天发生的事情发生的事情在我们的生日之际出生的那一天：爸爸正在挑选豆子，这是6月的寒冷。这是火灾已经烧毁山谷的山丘的那一年，你出生时有黑色的卷发，护士喜欢梳理。
作为一个早期的童年教师，我学会了讲述我创造的故事：在树林里迷失的小老鼠并找到了她回家的路;想要飞翔的风筝。
我还学会了讲述并平行于年轻的孩子经历，恐惧或扰乱的故事。如果孩子不想上学，或者害怕黑暗，我讲述了一个关于一个不想上学或被吓坏的虚构的孩子（或动物）的故事。我注入了希望的故事。有时我涉及班级或我的孩子在为虚构的孩子可以做的事情做出讲述的想法。
作为一个父母，我曾经讲述了帮助我的儿子睡觉的故事。我发现Maureen Garths Books Moonbeam和Starbright有用的兴奋剂来提出帮助我的儿子放松的故事。我还利用这些想法来为教室里的孩子造成自己的故事，帮助他们放松，成为和平，发展集中和想象力。
燕河与我分享，简单的睡前故事不需要戏剧性，但可以包含许多重复，温暖，模糊和美丽的主题。她透露，她从父母那里收到了数百个回复，他们告诉我，我的书中最有效的故事是最简单的睡前故事，大约有三只小兔子出去玩，分离在路上的叉子，每个人都发现鲜花领域不同的颜色（重复），追逐一些蝴蝶，睡着了，被雨醒来，跑回他们的共鸣点，然后发现雨后天空中的彩虹是由他们各自的灯光闪耀的光线鲜花（重复）！这个小故事已经成功地睡了许多孩子。父母感到鼓舞，并在以后提出自己的成功版本。
Parents working away from home often have the dilemma of not being present for their childs bedtime routine to read a story or tell a story. Although nothing beats the warm, loving connection of a child nestled close to a parent, Australian, Jasmine Berry, has come up with a brilliant idea of recording the reading of stories via her free website读我的孩子. All books read are quality childrens stories and read with permission from the publishers or authors. It is certainly a far better alternative to children watching DVDs. It would be useful for teachers encouraging parents to read to their children also.
那么Jasmine Berrys想法与讲故事有什么想法？我希望她的想法鼓励你录制自己独特的故事，你想告诉你的孩子才能让你离开的时间。
I encourage you to tell a story the next time you tuck your children into bed and teachers, the next time you have a story time with your class. Decide what and why you will tell this story and to boost your confidence start with something simple. Youll be amazed at how enthralled the children will be. As your confidence grows and you see the pleasure and benefits children gain you can make up a fictional tale that offers therapeutic benefits as well.
幸福的讲故事！
Kathryn Tongesis a parenting and personal development instructor and coach. She is a National Trainer for Effectiveness Training Institute of Australia Ltd. and has conducted parenting courses for over 30 years. She trained as a pre-school/ primary teacher and has taught from early childhood to tertiary level focusing on child development and effective communication skills. Kathryn currently resides in China and writes a parenting blog for “Beijing Kids” and “Jing” magazines. Her passion is helping people to build more peaceful, loving relationships. She is co-author of啜饮汤和其他困难：现实生活故事和活动在过渡期间帮助第三文化儿童
