Do parents read stories for their children?

Question

How do stories influence children and in your memory which character is the most popular?

Answer 1

My dad read to me until I was seven. Then he lost his eyesight, and I read to him until the day he died. I think the written word is very important. My uncle was a printer and he used to bring me home copies of fairy tales and the "Cherry Street" books. I loved and treasured them. I buy books for my young neighbor all the time. He will soon be a bookworm.

Answer 2

I've read to my children since they were babies, and though my youngest is now 10, we still read together at bedtime. Although his tastes in books have obviously matured, he still loves Mr Tumnus, from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I always loved reading the Winnie the Pooh stories to my children, they had a great sense of humour to them.

My children all have a great love of books, and I hope it's made them discriminating in what they read, in that they know what challenges them and what's just mindless cr*p.

I'm now reading Lord of the Flies to my son, and he's really into it - he understands the symbolism, and we talk about the characters.

I think reading to children is so important - I feel bad when a child tells me they've never had a bedtime story.

Happy reading!!

Answer 3

My parents never used to read stories to me. Though they bought me many many story books when i was young, to read myself.

But I vividly remember my father telling me stories when I was young. Many a time when he would feed me, he used to narrate stories from the Quran to me and my sister. So that way we came to know a lot of interesting stories of Moses and Pharoahs, Noah's Flood, and many more stories from the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and many saints.
And there were stories of Akbar, the famous Mughal Empror and his witty courtier, Birbal. That was too engrossing to listen to.

These stories carried a lot of moral and value. Thats all that a child needs from a story.


TW K

Answer 4

My mother read to me pretty much from when I was born. She never read me childrens picture books, but instead, read me novels. When I started school, I was already reading shorter novels on my own, whereas most of my classmates were just starting to read childrens readers. I believe her reading to me accelerated my reading ability dramatically.

Answer 5

I wouldn't be the bibliophile I am today if my parents had not started reading Dr. Seuss to me the day I was born.

Answer 6

yes, or at least my parents did. they were always read me books before i went to bed. i dont remember any particular character, but that habit does affect my love for reading until now.

Answer 7

particular charlottes cyber web littlest mermaid mary poppins 3 bear little crimson driving hood 3 pigs the colour kittens papa bunny bunny winnie the pooh the pokey little domestic canines the image bible for infants maya the bee etc

Answer 8

well...my parents used to read for me...this really influenced my reading habit and turned me to a bookworm...lol...thank god :)

Answer 9

watever their taught by there parents and read by there parents affects how they look at life later on. it would teach them wat is acceptable, so its important for parents to read GOOD stories to there kids, not about voilince and crap.