http://www.achildgrows.com/2009/04/14/why-storytelling-is-important/ The home for Brooklyn parents Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.achildgrows.com/2009/04/14/why-storytelling-is-important/comment-page-1/#comment-11355 Alice Kaltman Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:44:30 +0000 http://www.achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com/?p=3681#comment-11355 great post, rebecca. i agree that story-telling, fictional, biographical, historical is a wonderful opportunity for bonding as well as for enhancing a child's use of imagination and fantasy. all good. great post, rebecca. i agree that story-telling, fictional, biographical, historical is a wonderful opportunity for bonding as well as for enhancing a child’s use of imagination and fantasy. all good.

]]> http://www.achildgrows.com/2009/04/14/why-storytelling-is-important/comment-page-1/#comment-11265 michelle Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:43:35 +0000 http://www.achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com/?p=3681#comment-11265 we still have too long of a bedtime routine as far as i'm concerned. book, story, song, goodnight friends. i tried to eliminate the story a little while ago (we always make it up together on the fly)—and soon noticed that without the story, my son was changing the words to the song. made me realize that he missed the opportunity to stretch his imagination and riff with his mama. so we're keeping it. for now, at least! we still have too long of a bedtime routine as far as i’m concerned. book, story, song, goodnight friends. i tried to eliminate the story a little while ago (we always make it up together on the fly)—and soon noticed that without the story, my son was changing the words to the song. made me realize that he missed the opportunity to stretch his imagination and riff with his mama. so we’re keeping it. for now, at least!

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