Many zealots of reading argue that you can read to a child from the moment of birth, and even better to start this noble work before birth. In the last months of pregnancy, you sit, stroke your tummy and read some "Winnie the Pooh". And then, as we are told, a born child will certainly "recognize" this book as a familiar one.
I have nothing against. I'm all for it". It is very useful for an expectant mother to read talented children's books, especially such as "Winnie the Pooh", because they have all the "magical" qualities of art, and even tune in to the child, subtly and unobtrusively tell about the peculiarities of his worldview.
I even believe that it is generally useful for a woman to read - not only during pregnancy, but also without her. And the “reading mother”, moreover, is an important circumstance for the appearance of a reading child in the future. As for the baby, it is not very important to “recognize” the text read to him in the womb or to meet him “on the new one”. Essential to meet.
But as a result, it turns out that the recommendation “start reading before birth” is devoid of any practical meaning, because it does not answer the question of when to start showing the child books, at what age. How do you do it?
"Reading mom" is an important circumstance for the appearance of a reading child in the future.
Let's try to figure it out.
What is a book? First of all, it is a subject. Unlike a stone or a stick, this is a man-made object, created for specific, specifically human needs. Like a saucepan is created to cook in it, a comb - to comb your hair, a chair - to sit on it, a spoon - to eat. Accordingly, there are special rules for the use of this item.
The subject "book" is addressed to our imagination. In addition to the action of turning pages, it also requires us to do other, invisible, inner actions.
A book is a special subject for our imagination.
These two circumstances - the specific "objectivity" of the book and the child's ability to perceive it - determine the time of the book start for the little ones.
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Since a book is a "specific object", it means that the child will be able to perceive its specificity when he reaches a certain degree of mental maturity. The surrounding objects begin to interest the baby quite early - when he begins to reach for them with his hands. But for some time (that which is called early childhood), the main goal of such interest is to perform some kind of action on an object: to put it in your mouth, throw it out of the arena, make it make some kind of sound. An eight-month-old, one-year-old and one and a half-year-old child is concerned not so much with the specific purpose of objects as with their properties, manifested in response to an action.
In other words, if you put a pot with a lid in front of your child, he will gladly take it off and put it back in place with noise. But this manipulation of the lid does not mean that the child "comprehends" the true purpose of the pan. At the moment, he comprehends the principle of "in and out". Like a donkey Eeyore, who received an empty honey pot as a gift. If you put a book in front of a child of the same age - large, beautiful, with sturdy cardboard pages, he will most likely find that the pages can be turned. This occupation - turning pages - will become the main one. But it still has little to do with the perception of the beautiful, no matter how we convince ourselves that the whole point is in the magic of the beautiful. The point is in the thick cardboard and in the volume of the item. Turning pages for a child of a certain age is not much different from manipulating the lid of a saucepan. There is nothing wrong with that. This is useful in its own way - provided that the book does not tear. Or if it doesn’t happen like that of one mother: on the advice of a progressive friend, I bought an expensive fashionable book for my eight-month-old son, and he gnaws at it.
So he is in his right! Explores the world around him in the ways available to him.
Turning the pages of a book for a young child is not much different from manipulating the lid of a saucepan.
The first signs that it is already "time", you need to show the baby books, may be his attempts to use other items for their intended purpose. For example, carry a comb through your hair (and not just count the teeth that appear with it). Or you can independently bring a spoon to your mouth, use a cup. To put on different hats on the head - one's own and others', but precisely on the head. This is a signal that the book can also be perceived in its specific purpose - as an object for a special action.
The first signs that the time has come to show the baby books may be his attempts to use other items for their intended purpose.
But the baby himself, without an adult, still cannot perform this specific action. Leaving a small child alone with a book (even if it is made of thick cardboard) means creating conditions for turning the book into an object of arbitrary manipulations, putting it on a par with a saucepan or cubes.
- Look, Ksyushenka, who is this drawn here? This is a cat. See which cat? Oh, you kitty cat, kitty, gray pubis. Come, kitty, to spend the night, to swing our Ksyushenka (the word "baby" is very correctly replaced by the name of the baby). Look what the cat is doing? Shakes the cradle. Who lies in the cradle? Ksyushechka. Here she is, my Ksyushechka. How do I rock it? Like this…
In its true purpose, a book appears for a child only when he communicates with an adult about it.
Can this be called pure reading? It is rather a parental "ritual" over a book.
Speech improvisation, now and then leaving the written text, constantly appealing to the baby, to his experience, to interaction with him. One wonderful mother, who very early started showing her daughter books, described this process as follows: “How do we read? That's how. We open the book, look at the picture. I'm telling you something about this picture. I show where who is, what is the name, what is doing. And Ksyusha shows me where who is. She remembers well what is drawn here, and she really likes to look at the pictures and listen to how I tell something at this time. But when I start to read what is written, it stops me. She likes to listen to me invent something of my own more. "
This behavior is typical for children who are not yet speaking or are just starting to speak. It is conditioned by the laws of the child's speech development.
Speech - the most important achievement of a child and his most important life tool - grows out of communication with an adult, which in psychology is called a "close adult". In order for a baby to speak by the age of one and a half, he must hear human speech from birth. And not speech in general, not background speech, but the speech of a close adult addressed personally to him.
In order for a baby to speak by the age of one and a half, he must hear human speech addressed to him personally from birth.
Observations of babies in babies' homes lead to sad conclusions: “technical speech” has no influence on the development of babies. The tape recorder can work twenty-four hours a day - "sing" lullabies and tell nursery rhymes. This will not in any way advance the speech development of single children. Even constantly talking nannies can make very little difference in a situation. There are too few of them for such a number of pupils. They too rarely address their words to a specific child. So, orphans experience a communication deficit in general, and a verbal communication deficit in particular. This is one of the most important reasons why such children lag behind their peers in development. Doctor of Psychological Sciences Elena Smirnova writes in her book "Crawlers and Walkers" that it is completely useless to refer to young children (these are children aged from one to three) when they are in kindergarten, for example, with the word "children". They simply “do not hear”, do not refer to themselves as such a “collective” address. Each must be called by name.
Book speech is a generalized address. After all, it was not written for this particular child. To perceive it, the child must learn to “hear” the word “children”. This usually occurs between the ages of two and three. The ability to classify oneself as a group "children" is closely related to the awakening of individual self-awareness (in order to rank oneself, one must first learn to distinguish oneself). We learn that it has "awakened" by the appearance of the pronoun "I" in the child's speech, which, as a rule, marks the most important event - the "crisis of three years." It is clear that the "three" mark is rather arbitrary. Some children experience the crisis six months earlier, others six months later. From the point of view of reading, the main thing is the appearance in the child of a new sense of self, associated with "I".
With the emergence of "I" a new stage of socialization begins, ie. it is possible to expand the circle of communication, it is possible to establish new relationships with a variety of people - not only with close adults. The expanding social circle certainly includes such "interlocutors" as the authors of children's books. This is the moment that marks the beginning of a new, "book" period - when the child's ability to perceive texts increases dramatically, the number of texts available for understanding greatly increases.
But we begin to read to the baby much earlier, focusing on the child's speech capabilities.
With the emergence of "I", the baby's ability to perceive texts increases dramatically.
As soon as the kid begins to speak in sentences (albeit short ones) and clothe his desires in words, he can no longer only participate in the "ritual" over the book, but also listen to the "hard", given book text. The ability to perceive the book text in each child develops at its own pace, like his speech.
But this ability grows from verbal communication with a close adult, from communication around the book, built on verbal improvisation. The smaller the child, the more adequate verbal communication in the form of storytelling is for him.
So it is necessary to "kamlan" over books.
Marina Aromshtam
You can start reading fairy tales already when you just got pregnant, because the baby feels the emotions of future parents and soon begins to hear their voices. Reading fairy tales calms both mother and child and creates a strong bond between them. At such a time, poems, kind, unemotional, preferably Russian folk works, will do. Don't forget about soothing music and lullabies. Believe me, the child feels and understands everything!
The main rule in determining a fairy tale after birth is the rule of "fairy tales by age". In early childhood, short fairy tales with a sufficient number of sounds that imitate animals are perfect. Meow-meow, kar-kar, and similar short phrases will help your child start talking faster. After all, it is so interesting for him to repeat everything after you!
When the child turns 4 years old, fairy tales with plots, bright events, emotional experiences for the heroes will become important. At this age, it's time to pick up fairy tales in which common problems of good and evil are solved, they can already be discussed together and learn to solve. Up to six years old, fairy tales about animals will have to form the basis of your fabulous library. After 6 years, a fairy tale should already contain a specific plot, and time-tested author's fairy tales will become ideal. Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen is a great choice.
From 7 to 11 years old, it's time to start reading the tales of Lindgren, Milna, Rodari ... It will be great if the child reads them himself, but, of course, with your help. Remember: the first book a child reads will be remembered forever! Do not forget to also start reading Pushkin's tales in verse.
Is your child already in his teens? Do not think that he no longer needs fairy tales. Children’s fairy tales are replaced by adults, with adventures and fantasy. Good example: The Adventures of Electronics.
And finally: even if you do not choose fairy tales online, but prefer to buy books, make sure that the fairy tales are presented in the original, and not in the modern version. In any case, before you start reading, re-read the text yourself. This is due to the problem of the appearance of a huge number of books that are beautiful to look at, but their text is sometimes distorted to the point of disgrace.
Child books
The search for the correct answer to this question worries so many parents whose babies have just been born. Indeed, on the one hand, the baby still does not understand anything, and reading aloud seems like a meaningless exercise. But on the other hand, psychologists and pediatricians have long established that the earlier this process begins, the easier it is for the child to learn to speak later. And according to recent data, even social adaptation and communication with peers are much better for those children whose parents read aloud to them from an early age.
Surprisingly it may sound, but from the very birth. Yes, the kid is not yet able to understand not only the meaning of what he has read, but even to make out the words. But in any case, he hears the voices of his parents, picks up their intonation, and the emotional connection between him and those around him becomes closer. At the same time, an unconscious accumulation of information occurs, not understanding the words, the child, nevertheless, hears them and gradually learns to recognize. Children with such baggage in the future will begin to speak earlier than their peers, and their speech will be more correct and more literate. According to experts, the best option for reading at an early age would be to develop a kind of ritual - reading a book at night. Of course, it is worth paying attention to books during the day, but if the child gets used to the fact that before going to bed he is sure to read a fairy tale, this will become a habit and develop a need for this process for many years.
Which books to choose?
In any bookstore there is a huge selection of books created especially for children. But before deciding to buy, parents should themselves critically evaluate the edition they like.
First of all, you should pay attention to the content - for the smallest, you should not buy books with an abundance of text, two or three lines or a small quatrain on the page will be enough. The older the child becomes, the more meaningful the literature with which he gets acquainted should be, but at first it should be limited to simple and uncomplicated texts. Rhymed nursery rhymes and small poems are much better perceived by kids. Very often, the child remembers them perfectly and then gladly recites them by heart as soon as they learn to speak. The development of cognitive abilities is another plus of early reading, so the joint study of fairy tales and poems should become a must for those parents who dream of raising a smart and developed child.
The second important point is the illustrations. It is worth flipping through the book in the store to make sure that the pictures in it are adequate and can be safely shown to the baby. They should be bright, large enough and at the same time fully correspond to reality. The last point is very important, since it will be easy for the child to recognize the drawn objects and compare them with what surrounds him in reality. Therefore, the objects depicted in the children's book should be similar to themselves in reality.
And one more important point is the quality of the publication itself. After all, the young reader will definitely try his new book for strength and taste. Therefore, the sheets in it must be cardboard, and the paints used to create it must be of high quality. The book should not have an unpleasant chemical smell, the sheets should be well fixed, and the cardboard should be dense.
Fairy tales or stories - what to choose?
Much here depends on the experience that the young reader has accumulated. In the first year of life, of course, you should give preference to fairy tales ("Teremok", "Kolobok", etc.). But a little later, it is worth starting the transition from the magical world to the real one, and gradually include stories about children in the reading program. It is desirable that the hero of the story be close in age to the baby - this way it will be easier for him to understand the plot and behavior of the characters. At the same time, the child will learn to relate himself to other children and evaluate his own actions.
Children's literature consists of a rich collection of foreign and domestic poems, stories, stories, fairy tales, and all of them are designed for a specific age group. Very often in some books on the last page there is an inscription: "for primary school age", "for preschool age", "for reading by parents to children." Today the book market is quite large and it is difficult to navigate in it.
Children 1-3 years old. Of course, this is the smallest age group of children, children who cannot read at all. Therefore, such children require a lot of attention from their parents, it is the parents who should read books to their kids. But for this age there are books in which there is practically no text, but there are many different colorful and understandable drawings that will be interesting to the baby.
When a child turns two, he already demands completely different books. Books with more text, more speech, because at this age the child should hear as many different words as possible. After all, it is from the age of two that the child begins to gain his vocabulary. From the age of two, the child often needs to read books, various books, listening to certain stories, fairy tales, the child will better form speech skills, and this is very important. 
Recent studies have shown that modern children start talking six months later than their peers 20 years ago. This is due to the fact that young children themselves do not read and their parents do not read books to them.
For children aged one and a half years, you need to read small rhymes by Marshak, Barto, folk tales "Teremok", "Kolobok", "Chicken Ryaba", "Turnip". Closer to two years old, you can begin to acquaint the child with the work of Chukovsky - "Fly-tsokotukha", "Cockroach", "Moidodyr", "Doctor Aibolit".
Children 3-4 years old. For children over three years old, voluminous works can be perceived quite easily, it is better to read them to the baby in the evening, before bedtime. These include the immortal creations "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Tolstoy, "Kid and Carlson" by Astrid Lindgren, "Winnie the Pooh", "38 parrots", "Three from Prostokvashino" and "Crocodile Gena and all-all-all."
Four-year-old children begin to be aware of everything that is happening around them, and also to express their opinions on this matter. It is very important for parents not to miss this moment and add Snow White, Cinderella, The Adventures of Bambi the Deer to the bookshelf. In such books, there are many relationships, experiences and pains, such feelings are needed for a small person, he must understand them.
Children 5-6 years old. It is much easier to decide on a book for a 5-6 year old child, at this age he has certain life experience, so he is able to learn and understand a lot. Children of this age can enroll in the children's library, where they can choose one or another book themselves. Today, many children at this age already read on their own, and even more so, they are able to independently make a choice of a particular book. Helpful advice from adults on the choice of books is, of course, also pertinent. 
How to read books correctly for a child? Each parent must clearly understand one common truth - it is not enough for a child to read a book once. Each time, after reading this or that book to the kid, you need to ask him about whether he understood the content, what he understands, what he did not understand. This is especially true for voluminous works that are divided into several evenings.
When you read a book, be sure to stop at those places and those words that are not entirely clear to the baby. Very often he can come across incomprehensible words, and this also applies to books with a complex storyline. To know more accurately how much the child understands the book, you can ask him a few questions about what he has read.
Regarding the duration of reading, everything here is very individual - for some children it is enough to read 10 minutes, while others can listen for half an hour.
If the baby is not listening
One of the most common problems in today's children is not the desire to listen to reading a book for a long time. This is understandable, the modern child has a sufficient number of sources for information or entertainment. Today, children have access to the Internet, television, computers, videos, etc. It is for this reason that reading may seem boring and not interesting to him.
In order for the child to have an interest in reading or listening to books, he must watch TV and sit at the computer for less time. In this case, all his interest can be switched to books.
Everyone remembers how parents or educators read fairy tales to them in childhood. A fairy tale is communication with a baby in a magical, well-understood language, these are small safe lessons in life. Young children identify with the main character of the fairy tale and live with them, learn from his mistakes. With the help of fairy tales, parents teach the child how to behave in different life situations. Fairy tales teach the baby to be empathic and compassionate, listening to fairy tales, they become more attentive and assiduous.
Start reading fairy tales it is possible practically from the cradle, only the child will learn to perceive them well not earlier than 4 years. A kid who is not yet a year and a half should read the fairy tales "Turnip", "Gingerbread Man", "Ryaba Chicken" and fairy tales in verse. In these fairy tales, there are animals and minor worries about the fate of the characters in fairy tales, which are carried for the baby. The main task of parents when reading fairy tales to toddlers is teaching them to listen. Let the child sit down on his or her lap and listen to phrases and words that are not yet clear to him.
If parents read fairy tale with a soft intonation and a calm voice, the baby feels like warmth and joy comes from the book they are holding in their arms. Negative impressions from hearing a sad fairy tale can cause a child to feel fear. And if the experiences of a fairy tale are stressful, then the baby instinctively defends himself from them and strives to get to the happy end as soon as possible. Therefore, children under 4 years old should not read the tales of Korney Chukovsky "Cockroach" and "Mukhu-Tsokotukhu", even though these tales have a good rhyme.
Semantic expressions, such as "swallowed", "torn", "trampled", "scared", can traumatize the child's psyche. Similar tales of other authors, where there are similar phrases, do not need to be read to kids, let him grow up a little and when he understands the plot of the tale, you can familiarize himself with these world-famous children's works. For the smallest children it is better to read the tales of V.G.Suteev, the poems and tales of V.M. Stepanov, the poems of Marshak, Agniya Barto, Mikhalkov, Blagina and others. Parents need to carefully filter stories before reading them to a young child. When buying a book for your baby, pay attention to the age at which it is recommended to read them to children. If there is no such information on the book, then leaf through it yourself.
Illustrations and pictures should be on the book every time you open a new page. They help to better perceive the plot of a fairy tale. Scary images on the cover and inside the book should not be, many children are afraid of them. It is better for small children to buy cardboard books so that they cannot tear their sheets of paper. Read the plot of a fairy tale or poem carefully. A children's fairy tale for kids should be short and simple, with a happy ending and carry the idea that parents want to convey to their baby. If you think that there are negative elements there, then for now refuse to buy this book.
For the baby to remember fairy tale better, psychologists advise not to read, but to tell them. The fact is that when a person tells a fairy tale, his voice is more trusting and warm. When telling the story, the baby feels more the attitude of the parent himself towards the hero of fairy tales and more easily understands whether he condemns the hero or admires him. However, you should not overdo it and get too carried away, telling a story in a scary voice and sobbing, gesturing with your hands and showing scenes from the fairy tale. The task of the parents is not to frighten, but to convey the state of the hero in a quiet and calm voice. Show the kid illustrations, children remember what they saw for a long time. Ask your baby questions, although he does not yet know how to answer them. Questions make him think and make him want to ask you about the moments of the tale that interest him.
Reading fairy tales is necessary in accordance with age baby... From the age of two, you can read fairy tales with a more complex plot to your child. For example, the Hare and the Fox "," Teremok ", Bunny" and the like. For children over 3 years old, tell fairy tales where people are present along with animals. These are fairy tales "Masha and the Bear", "Puss in Boots", "Geese-Swans", "Cancer Neck" and others. Fairy tales, where characters are wizards and sorcerers, it is better to start reading after 5 years of age.
Each mother reads to her beloved baby. Whether it's fairy tales, children's books, or just a glossy magazine - the kid likes to listen to everything. The main thing for him is not so much the content of what he heard, but his beloved mother's voice addressed to him with reading.
Everyone has their own approach, but I'll share mine with you.
Gleb's books
I began to read to Gleb while still pregnant. He seemed to like it - he was actively pushing and hitting on the kidneys. I tried everything that I read in those months - to read aloud. From children's books I read only my beloved Winnie the Pooh, and everything else was what interested me. Thus, my child is familiar with the basics of quantum mechanics, baking in an airfryer and the masterpieces of Françoise Sagan.
The books were given to us by relatives and friends, sometimes I bought it myself. Thus, at the moment, we have a good collection - Gleb already has a whole book shelf of his own. There are also children's development books, and fairy tales, and educational materials. There are also my children's books, which my mother carefully kept, as well as soft plush books and rubberized books for swimming.
Gleb books like very much ... Firstly: they can be gnawed, sucked and licked, and secondly: you can play with them fun - put one book on top of another, collect pyramids from them, and thirdly: mom, looking at them, starts to tell something fun ( this, of course, is not as interesting as the previous two advantages of the books, but also not bad). To listen to me performed by Gleb loves Korney Chukovsky ("Telephone", "Moidodyr" and "Cockroach") and Pushkin (collection of fairy tales) - his son loves the classics. I think such love is due to the rhythm of the poems, since he hardly understands the content yet.
Recently, the collection has appeared "Mitten", "The Ugly Duckling" and "Cat's House", donated by my grandmother. There are very wonderful bright illustrations that attract children's attention completely and for a long time.
Find a hero
Somehow while reading another book, it occurred to me idea of a new educational game for son. We named her "Find a hero" ... Its essence, as you may have guessed from the name, is to find a certain hero of the book. It works like this: we show the little one on the cover, for example, in a book about the ugly duckling of the main character - the duck itself itself, and then ask the kid to find the duckling on other pages.
It is advisable to choose such a hero so that he can be found on each page of the book, then the search process turns out to be more interesting. Thanks to this game, firstly: we learn to turn the pages on our own (we must continue to find the duckling), secondly: we develop observation skills (we are looking for a duckling among the other heroes), and thirdly: we learn new words (the word "duckling" itself, and also in parallel - the names of all the other heroes, with whom the son, at first, confuses the duckling).
The game is very funny and developing, my son is absolutely delighted when, at last, the cherished duckling or kitten is found. It can be combined with parallel reading of a book, then auditory perception is also involved. In general, this game has a huge field for improvement.
Finally
To read or not to read to the baby? From my experience - unambiguously read! This is a great pastime for both the child and his parents, funny and useful. And it doesn't matter when to start reading to your child: even during pregnancy, or when the baby is one year old. It is important for mom's and dad's attention and joint fun pastime, which reading can easily provide. There is nothing better for a child than parental love and affection! Read to your health!
Enjoy your reading and fun!
Everyone remembers how parents or educators read fairy tales to them in childhood. A fairy tale is communication with a baby in a magical, well-understood language, these are small safe lessons in life. Young children identify with the main character of the fairy tale and live with them, learn from his mistakes. With the help of fairy tales, parents teach the child how to behave in different life situations. Fairy tales teach the baby to be empathic and compassionate, listening to fairy tales, they become more attentive and assiduous.
Start reading fairy tales it is possible practically from the cradle, only to perceive them well will not be learned until 4 years old. A kid who is not yet a year and a half should read the fairy tales "Turnip", "Gingerbread Man", "Ryaba Chicken" and fairy tales in verse. In these fairy tales, there are animals and minor worries about the fate of the characters in fairy tales, which are carried for the baby. The main task of parents when reading fairy tales to toddlers is teaching them to listen. Let the child sit down on his or her lap and listen to phrases and words that are not yet clear to him.
If parents read fairy tale with a soft intonation and a calm voice, the baby feels like warmth and joy comes from the book they are holding in their arms. Negative impressions from hearing a sad fairy tale can cause a child to feel fear. And if the experiences of a fairy tale are stressful, then the baby instinctively defends himself from them and strives to get to the happy end as soon as possible. Therefore, children under 4 years old should not read the tales of Korney Chukovsky "Cockroach" and "Mukhu-Tsokotukhu", even though these tales have a good rhyme.
Semantic expressions, such as "swallowed", "torn", "trampled", "scared", can traumatize the child's psyche. Similar tales of other authors, where there are similar phrases, do not need to be read to kids, let him grow up a little and when he understands the plot of the tale, you can familiarize himself with these world-famous children's works. For the smallest children it is better to read the tales of V.G.Suteev, the poems and tales of V.M. Stepanov, the poems of Marshak, Agniya Barto, Mikhalkov, Blagina and others. Parents need to carefully filter stories before reading them to a young child. When buying a book for your baby, pay attention to the age at which it is recommended to read them to children. If there is no such information on the book, then leaf through it yourself.
Illustrations and pictures should be on the book every time you open a new page. They help to better perceive the plot of a fairy tale. Scary images on the cover and inside the book should not be, many children are afraid of them. It is better for small children to buy cardboard books so that they cannot tear their sheets of paper. Read the plot of a fairy tale or poem carefully. A children's fairy tale for kids should be short and simple, with a happy ending and carry the idea that parents want to convey to their baby. If you think that there are negative elements there, then for now refuse to buy this book.
For the baby to remember fairy tale better, psychologists advise not to read, but to tell them. The fact is that when a person tells a fairy tale, his voice is more trusting and warm. When telling the story, the baby feels more the attitude of the parent himself towards the hero of fairy tales and more easily understands whether he condemns the hero or admires him. However, you should not overdo it and get too carried away, telling a story in a scary voice and sobbing, gesturing with your hands and showing scenes from the fairy tale. The task of the parents is not to frighten, but to convey the state of the hero in a quiet and calm voice. Show the kid illustrations, children remember what they saw for a long time. Ask your baby questions, although he does not yet know how to answer them. Questions make him think and make him want to ask you about the moments of the tale that interest him.
Reading fairy tales is necessary in accordance with age baby... From the age of two, you can read fairy tales with a more complex plot to your child. For example, the Hare and the Fox "," Teremok ", Bunny" and the like. For children over 3 years old, tell fairy tales where people are present along with animals. These are fairy tales "Masha and the Bear", "Puss in Boots", "Geese-Swans", "Cancer Neck" and others. Fairy tales, where characters are wizards and sorcerers, it is better to start reading after 5 years of age.
In children under five prevails logical thinking, they truly believe in miracles. For children over five years old, the fairy tales "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "Twelve Months", "The Nutcracker" and others are useful.
Young children are better at reading Russian folk tales as they teach the child kindness and compassion. Even if the tale is not Russian, it must be taken into account that it ends well. Whatever adventures occur with the heroes of the fairy tale throughout the entire plot, at the end, good must necessarily win.
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