Parents have been reading their kids bedtime stories for decades. It's always been said to strengthen the parent-child relationship and help them fall asleep. But, what researchers are finding out is that it actually helps children's brain development, as well. There are studies underway at Yale University and the University of Texas to see the difference between a child whose parents read to them regularly and a child whose parents don't. The research has found, so far, that the child who isn't read to often has far less activity in the verbal-processing areas of the brain than the child who is read to often.
The Child Development Institute says that reading to a child before bed has a plethora of benefits including, but not limited to: development of language skills, improved memory, and imagination development. G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., chief of the child development and behavior branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development says "neural research shows that when parents and caregivers interact verbally with children -- which includes reading to them -- kids learn a great deal more than we ever thought possible."
Who knew something as simple and as fun as reading with your kids could do so much for them?
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