Using Stories to Help your Child Handle Change

<p>Welcome back to another bountiful episode of blossoming Tuesday on the We Nurture Podcast. I’m your host, Chinyelu. Today, I talk about how you can use stories to calm your child when they are distressed. Your child could be agitated due to a break from routine or nervous about an upcoming event. In any case, stories are a way to capture your child’s attention and imagination, in an effort to bring calm to a situation. I will tell you how descriptive language is great for early childhood development, and how you, as a parent, do not need to tell the perfect story, only one that helps you connect with your child with a message that they can relate to. I will share two stories with you today, as examples of the ways that you can create imagery to bring peace to any moments of stress. I can’t wait for you to tune into this one! </p><p><br/><br/>Key Points From This Episode:</p><ul><li>Using stories to help children manage behavior that has become disruptive. </li><li>How to use language to conjure up images that guide your child’s emotions to a calm state.</li><li>Why the loss of a sense of security and safety can cause dysregulation.</li><li>Descriptive language as an aid for early childhood development. </li><li>The way stories can capture a child’s attention and imagination. </li><li>Creating your own stories, as a parent, to bring calm. </li><li>The types of stories that you can use to create imagery. </li><li>Making sure that you do not direct your child through your stories. </li><li>Creating imagery that your child can relate to. </li><li>How to navigate through an unexpected event that interrupts the usual routine. </li><li>Your story does not have to be perfect, so rather focus on connecting with your child!</li><li>Using animals in stories to better connect with your child. </li><li>An example of a preview story: The Fox Family. </li></ul><p><br/></p><p><a href='https://www.waldorfeducation.org/waldorf-education'><em>Waldorf Education</em></a></p><p><a href='https://wenurturecollective.com/'><em>We Nurt