Reading to children is so incredibly valuable.

Reading aloud has a magi­cal effect on the unfol­ding and deve­lo­p­ment of child­ren. Nothing stimu­la­tes the imagi­na­tion more than stories that are read aloud. The child crea­tes his or her own pictures of ever­y­thing told without reali­zing it. This important deve­lo­p­men­tal process is preven­ted by media consump­tion. Here, child­ren do not need their own fantasy, ever­y­thing is predetermined.
Ther­e­fore, none deve­lops and this has a nega­tive effect on the whole deve­lo­p­ment. To make one’s own pictures of things is essen­tial for percep­tion and compre­hen­sion. This is why reading aloud is so valuable. Read to your child­ren. As often as possi­ble. It is like food for the brain. Feed your child­ren with stories. There are so many, so wonderful and so beautiful.