[Parenting] Let's try creating original stories with your child using "And then..." [For ages 3-7]

３歳を過ぎると、
子どもたちは想像の世界を行ったり来たり
自由に行き来を楽しむことが
できるようになります。

This time, for children aged 3 and up,
I will introduce
"And then..."a phrase recommended for nurturing imagination,
[Creating original stories with your child]to
use.

🧩 [Vocabulary size at age 3]

Around the age of 3,
the total amount of words,
known as vocabulary,
explodes.

It is said that the vocabulary of a 3-year-old is
600 to 1,000 words.

Since the vocabulary of a 2-year-old is said to be
300,
this means that their language ability has
grown two to three times or more in one year.

From there,500 words each yearare added,
🔵 1,500 words at age 4
🔵 2,000 words at age 5as they acquire language.

By the way,
the average adult has 30,000 to 50,000 words.

🧩 [Outputting your own thoughts]

To expand rich imagination,
reading picture books and
having time to play deeply alone are important, but

it is important not only to have input time,
but also to
output your own thoughts.

🔵 Sharing time while accepting each other
🔵 Having your own thoughts accepted
🔵 Organizing information you have input by speaking
Output has many benefits.

In the
[Parenting original story creation]recommended this time,
besides nurturing creativity,

🔵 Knowing the other person's thoughts
🔵 Creating one story together
are experiences you can have.

And the most important thing is,

"There is no failure in outputting"

that is what it means.

🔴 I might fail
🔴 What if I make a mistake
🔴 I'll be embarrassed if I'm wrong
are feelings that
are acquired later in life, but

there is no such thing as a mistake
when it comes to "sharing imaginative stories with each other."

I will introduce how to play.

🧩 "And then" is a magic phrase that starts the excitement

I touched on the importance of output, but
without feeling too much pressure or formality,
let's enjoy creating stories
freely with your child.

🌱 [Gestures like reading a book]
Clap your hands together and then open them,
and if you make a gesture like opening a book,

it will feel as if you are actually reading a book.
First, let's focus on
setting the mood.


🌱 [And then]
Parent and child
"And then"use,repeat the conversation rally,
and create a story.

From here on out,
it's an original story between parent and child,
so there is only one rule.

[Once you finish speaking a short sentence, the next storyteller
starts by saying "And then..."✨]

For example,
"Once upon a time,
there was a boy named Soya-kun"
start speaking freely with a short sentence like this.

"And then..."
a pure white dog came along."

"And then..."
the white dog said 'Let's run together'."

Like this,
take over the sentence with "And then..."
and connect them freely with short sentences.

It's also fun to have sudden plot twists!

"And then..."
a dragon suddenly came from the sky
breathing fire!"
and so on.

The person connecting to the next part
will also have more and more fun!

🧩 [During relaxing time between parent and child]

On the way home from kindergarten
while cooking
the time after getting into bed before sleepingetc.

In these little moments,
original stories between parent and child
can be created.

Also, once you get used to it,
you can record it and listen back to it together,
and for stories you particularly like,
you can even make them into a picture book together,
there are many ways to expand on this.

While environments for input,
such as TVs and tablets,
are well-established these days,

it's not just input,
but output that is important.

Please try to be conscious of creating an environment
where children can easily verbalize
and output what they have learned themselves✨

This time, we talked about
a game to create original stories
that you can enjoy with your child
for such easy output, called "And then..."♪

Thank you for reading
until the end🍀✨

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