Preparing stories for the children

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@kaka135 (14994)
Malaysia
December 12, 2015 8:49pm CST
My children always asked me to tell them stories, especially during bedtime. I always can't remember the stories, so I have to read them once or twice before bedtime. Sometimes I just read them stories from the books, and sometimes I just simply make up some stories on my own. There are actually a list of stories which I'd like to tell my children, they are written down according to the appropriate age as well. I just checked it out and found that there are some stories which are suitable for 3 years old, and I haven't tell my children yet, not even my elder son who is turning 7 soon. So now, I need to look for the stories online for 3 years old, then I will look for the rest. Do you always tell or read stories to you children? Do you read from a book or tell from your memory?
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• United States
13 Dec 15
I dont recall my parents reading to me before bed, my sister would though when I was younger!
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Dec 15
My parents didn't tell me stories when I was young too. There was only once my dad told me a story from a book, which was a very long story. He started telling me a little, then he asked me to read it by myself.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Dec 15
@infatuatedbby I found that by me reading or telling stories to my children, they like to read on their own, though they can't really read yet at the moment. They can always sit down and "read" the books for quite a long time. Even though I didn't officially teach my son to read yet, he can recognize a few words from the books. So I always think it's good to tell or read stories to the children.
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• United States
13 Dec 15
@kaka135 Yes, me too! I had to read to myself, I didn't like that too much though, haha.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Dec 15
I think you can find many stories online that are suitable for different age group. i think the children are fortunate in this aspect. When we were young, our parents never tried to tell us stories.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Dec 15
Yes, I have found the list, now I am looking for the stories online, and I will read them first, then tell them during the bedtime. My parents didn't tell me stories when I was young too, they just encouraged us to read the books on our own.
@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
13 Dec 15
I am more of letting thwm watch or read books. I mean my siblings' kids aince i am still single. Haha
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Dec 15
I always thought that's your girl in the profile picture.