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Child Stories: Going Beyond
The Internet and new media have something to teach us. We can now go beyond child stories that merely tell a story in an asynchronous (one-way) fashion. We can find ways to let kids (and parents) get actively involved.
Here are 7 ways you could turn your child story into a multi-media, interactive learning experience.
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Writing Child Stories in an ADHD World
Have you noticed how your attention span has gotten shorter? Does this have an impact on children’s stories? Probably. So, how can you write a child story that grabs and holds children’s attention? Here are 6 points to consider.
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Nature as a Source of Inspiration for Writing Child Stories
Nature can be a rich source of inspiration for writing a child book. Here are 7 ways that you can tap into nature to uncover material for your children’s stories and unleash your creativity.
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Parenting Tip: 7 Ways to Complement Computer Games and Unleash Your Child’s Creative Genius
Many parents fear that letting their kids play computer games for more than an hour or so per day will turn them into asocial, obese couch potatoes. Yet, computer games are here to stay, so rather than fighting them, why not use them? This article shows you how you can let your child play computer games yet still foster the development of their creativity.
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Parenting Tip: Spice Up Child Stories by Using Sound
This article presents a parenting tip for using sound, and especially onomatopoeia, with child stories. The benefits are:
- they make child stories more interesting
- stories become more interactive
- making sounds is fun
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Nature as a Source of Inspiration for Writing Child Stories
Nature can be a rich source of inspiration for writing a child book. Here are 7 ways that you can tap into nature to uncover material for your children’s stories and unleash your creativity.
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Parenting Tip: 7 Ways to Complement Computer Games and Unleash Your Child’s Creative Genius
Many parents fear that letting their kids play computer games for more than an hour or so per day will turn them into asocial, obese couch potatoes. Yet, computer games are here to stay, so rather than fighting them, why not use them? This article shows you how you can let your child play computer games yet still foster the development of their creativity.
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Writing Child Stories: 8 Elements to Consider
While writing entertaining child stories is obviously more art than science, most successful child stories pay attention to the 8 elements listed below. Get these right and chances are you’ll have a story that readers – and maybe even publishers – really love.
- Theme
- Plot and pace
- Narrative voice and point of view
- Setting
- Style and tone
- Dialogue
- Openings and closings
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Publishing Child Book?
Top Ten Tips for Writing Book Pitches That Get Your Manuscript Read
Publishing child book? No matter how well-written your child story is, if you want to get published, you need to grab and hold the attention of publishers. This article shows you how.
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Parenting Tip: 7 Ways to Master Storytelling
and Mesmerize Your Child
As parents, we've all heard about the benefits of telling stories to our children. The only problem is that, as with so many things, no one ever teaches us how to tell a story. Fortunately, simply by applying a these 7 basic principles you can vastly improve your storytelling.
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Parenting Tip: 10 Ways to Make Up Great
Child Stories for Your Kids
It's fun to read child stories to your kids, but it's even MORE fun to make up your own. You don't need to be a creative genius to do so. All it takes is a little imagination and patience (with yourself). Follow these 10 suggestions, and you'll find that making up entertaining child stories is as easy as talking with a good friend.
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Using Child Stories to Teach the True Meaning of Easter
While I am certainly not erudite enough to give you the definitive answer on what Easter means. I believe that it offers many valuable insights about life, no matter what your religious beliefs. In fact, the Easter story is so powerful that it probably offers something even to an open-minded atheist!
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