When children listen to a story, they build the pictures themselves. Every forest, creature and secret door is assembled in the imagination rather than delivered as a finished image.
A safe laboratory for ideas
Stories let children test unusual possibilities without real-world risk. They learn that one problem may have several answers and that a surprising combination can become the start of an adventure.
Turn listening into creating
Pause before the ending and ask what might happen next. Invite your child to change the setting or add a character. A personalised tale makes this especially easy: the child becomes a co-author instead of only an audience member.