storytelling for kids
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How Storytelling Helps Children Build Emotional Vocabulary
“I’m mad!” is often all a young child can say about a big feeling. Here’s how stories quietly help children find better words for how they feel.
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The Hero’s Journey for Little Listeners: What Makes a Story Satisfying
Some stories hold a child’s attention from the first line. Others lose them by page three, no matter how nice the pictures are. The difference usually isn’t the topic or even the length — it’s whether the story follows a shape children instinctively recognise as satisfying, even if they couldn’t explain why. That shape has…