mardi 8 juillet 2014

Choosing Empowering Books For Preschool Girls

By Rosella Campbell


One of the most important things a mother can do for a daughter is to read to her. This is not only a great bonding experience but plays a crucial role in her total development. Fortunately there are a wide variety of empowering books for preschool girls today. Many of these can be found at online stores where reviews can be read that are written by other parents with daughters of this age.

There are many other benefits to be obtained from reading to a child besides the bonding experience. Children are very responsive at a young age and a colorful, exciting book with beautiful illustrations is a wonderful way to stimulate their imagination. Possibilities are opened up to them and their curiosity for learning more about life is encouraged.

A child can often identify strongly with the main character in a story. There are many stories today being written about brave, strong, smart girls. The classical tales will always be well loved but it is important to explore new literature being written today as well. Too many stereotypical tales of a big, strong Prince rescuing a weak, helpless princess can inadvertently send the wrong message.

There are stories being written today where tricky social issues are dealt with like bullying, self image, gender and respect for others. These issues are often dealt with in an entertaining way without being too preachy. The child does not even realize that they are learning valuable life lessons because they are so thoroughly entertained.

When reading a book with a daughter, it is up to the parent to do more than just read the story. It offers an opportunity to discuss the story and its characters, finding out which one was best liked and why. It is also up to the parent to draw parallels between the story and real life events. For example, courage shown in a story can be translated into courage in a real situation facing a child.

It helps a child a great deal to be well prepared before going to school. Reading definitely helps to do this as every area of development, from emotions and relationships to building vocabulary can be addressed. Relationship issues like bullying and shyness are just two issues that are evident even in young children. Reading stories where characters address these issues can help.

Research has revealed that children who are read to by their parents, take to reading themselves more easily. The transition between one developmental language stage to the next one appears to be made more easily. A child can start school with a well developed vocabulary and a familiarity with the structure of stories which is very beneficial.

Reading plays a crucial role in early childhood development. Finding well written stories with lovely illustrations is not difficult today, especially with access to online stores. There are many resources for parents to help them find the best books for a preschool daughter, including reviews written by other parents. Exciting stories with colorful characters can help to stimulate a relationship between your daughter and books that lasts a lifetime and opens doors throughout her life.




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