"If you want your children to be intelligent,
read them fairy tales."
Albert Einstein
Little children have the most wonderful imaginations. They can be convincingly descriptive and remarkably informed. These children are very observant and see beyond what others ignore. If they use their lovely voice to share, adults are often embarrassed and will quickly shush them.
Fairy tales are a wonderful escape for little ones and reading books can enhance their own interests. Yet, our culture strives to divert imaginative thinking. Reading with a child increases the foundation of discovery and confidence for the curious tyke.
Children don't need to be counseled to color within the lines or to not make an animal purple. Their creativity needs to be encouraged and fueled. To have access to various forms of playing with chalk, paints, collages, will expand ideas. To listen to a child's fantasy, to their dreams and speculations without interruption or correction is a gift deserved.
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