Therapeutic tales work real miracles. They are able to solve children's problems and cope with life's difficulties. By reading fairy tales to children, you can become closer and understand each other better. They will not only entertain, but will certainly bring great benefit.
What is a fairy tale therapy?
The children's world is completely different from the adult. He is special and huge. To prove this, it is enough to remember yourself at a young age. In childhood, we believed in miracles. Magic has surrounded us everywhere. We trusted toys with their most secret secrets. We thought that someday you can get from the closet to the magnificent country of Narnia, and behind the mirror is the Looking Glass, where Yagupop77, Anidag, Abazh and other characters live. For us, there were no boundaries between the real and the fictional worlds. Therefore, we believed in fairy tales and loved them very much. But to hide, we still love them.
Thanks to fairy tales, the long-awaited magic can happen to your child. Listening to them, children with interest and great pleasure receive an indispensable experience and get acquainted with the unknown world. Therapeutic fairy tales will help to solve problems and cope with life's difficulties. They are much more productive than any persuasion of parents.
A good fairy tale actually works a miracle. Kids stop crying for various reasons, their fears turn into nothing, children become more obedient.
The authors of therapeutic fairy tales
Such tales are written by many authors. Among them:
- Shkurina M. She owns such therapeutic fairy tales for children as: “The Tale of Healthy Vegetables”, “Kingdom of Lazybones”, “About the Cockerel from Barcelos”, “the Little Bunny who ran away from her mother” and many others.
- Chernyaeva S. A. She owns the book “Psychotherapeutic Tales and Games,” which contains a large number of fairy tales intended for different ages.
- Gnezdilov A.V .: "Therapeutic tales." Thanks to the tales of this author, parents will be able to find a way out of difficult situations, and children will find answers to questions about the meaning and essence of life.
- Khukhlaev O. V and Khukhlaev O. E. They created the book "Labyrinth of the soul." It contains about seventy fabulous stories that are aimed at solving certain problems. They are intended for preschoolers, primary schoolchildren and adolescents.
“The maze of the soul. Therapeutic Tales "
This is a wonderful book created by O. V. Khukhlaeva and O. E. Khukhlaev. It begins with the tale of the girl Tanya Schmidt, and after that comes the traditional introduction, the main section and conclusion. All stories written by the authors of the book are problem-oriented. Some of them are aimed at solving any one problem, while others cover several at once.
Fairy tales will certainly help all children. Thanks to such stories, the child develops a "self-help mechanism." He will be able to cope with difficult situations on his own. Therapeutic tales show that there is always a way out, and the ending will certainly be happy.
Stories are for three ages: preschool, primary school, and teenage.
Groups of topics of the book "Labyrinth of the soul"
Before each tale, its orientation is indicated, a circle of problems is outlined. It is very convenient that at the end of the book there is a “problem index”, where the main problems and numbers of the corresponding stories are listed in alphabetical order.
Fairy tales for children (therapeutic) are conditionally divided into four groups of topics:
- Difficulties in communication (with parents and peers). Each child is characterized by quarrels with friends, resentment against classmates, conflicts with parents and other moments.
- Feeling of inferiority.
- Various fears and anxieties. It is very important to understand how much the child is afraid. This may be a certain step that needs to be stepped over. But if fear impedes development, then help is needed.
- Problems related to the specifics of age.
How to use fairy tales?
Therapeutic tales for children need to be read aloud, even if the child knows the letters perfectly and can independently read the story. Watch the baby’s reaction. His behavior will tell you the relevance of the chosen story and the interest of the child. Discuss with him the read tales, ask his opinion, maybe he wants to add something. However, do not drag out much with conversations. If your son or daughter does not want to discuss anything, then do not force.
Therapeutic tales for children can be illustrated with vivid pictures. This will increase interest in listening. Draw pictures yourself, and also suggest your kid to make his own drawing. Try simple tricks that your child will love.
This will serve as a development of acting talents and enhance the effect of a particular story.
Tales for preschoolers
Therapeutic tales for preschoolers should be written in a simple and understandable crumb language. It is better to choose short stories where the main problem will be covered veiled.
In the book “Labyrinth of the Soul” these are fairy tales No. 1-27. Here is some of them.
- "How the Kengurensh became independent." It will help the baby overcome the fear of parting with mom.
- "The Tale of a Sunflower Seed." It is aimed at overcoming the fear of independence and general timidity.
- "Squirrel-Chorus." If your child constantly repeats: “Help, I myself can’t” - then this tale is for you.
- "The case in the forest." It will help to deal with self-doubt.
- "The Tale of Victor the Hedgehog." Its main focus is difficulties in communicating with peers, overcoming feelings of inferiority.
Tales for elementary school students
Therapeutic tales for younger students will help to deal with various difficulties associated with learning and communicating with classmates (peers). Approximate age of the child: 5-11 years. In the book “Labyrinth of the soul” these are fairy tales No. 28-57. Each of them has a bright name and is aimed at solving certain problems. Here is some of them:
- "Kangaroo Vasya." It will help to solve problems with studies, which are caused by fear of difficulties, as well as to cope with a sense of inferiority and self-doubt.
- "Flower-seven-flower." If your child has difficulties with the development of the school curriculum and conflicts with the teacher, then reading this story will certainly help your child.
- "Little Bear and the Old Mushroom." It will help to cope with such difficulties as restlessness and unwillingness to work with complex material, inability to concentrate.
- "Shustrik and Glutton." Sometimes children are so worried about poor grades that they have no mood for a long time, which results in a depressive state. And there is a feeling of guilt: "Since I am a bad student, then I am bad." This fairy tale will help to cope with these feelings and increase interest in learning.
- "The ship." It happens that repeatedly getting negative marks “kills” the child’s desire to learn, he has a negative attitude towards learning, since he does not see any sense in it.
Tales for teens
Therapeutic tales for adolescents will help to deal with certain difficulties and feel like an independent person. They are intended for children aged 9 to 16 years. If they think that they are already old enough to read fairy tales, then replace this word. For example, say it is an interesting story or a fascinating story. If the child flatly refuses to read it, then tell her yourself, bringing up an interesting question. For example: “Anton, do you know where the flamingos came from?” Not? You don’t even know who it is? Then listen to the wonderful story of beautiful birds. ” With such a preamble, even the most stubborn child will want to listen to the story.
A large number of fairy tales for teenagers are contained in the book "Maze of the Soul." Here is some of them.
- "Flamingo, or the Rock of Desires." It will help to overcome self-doubt, doubts and a sense of inferiority.
- "A Tale of Real ... Color." Sometimes a child may find that no one needs him. The causes of such thoughts can be completely different. Against this background, depressive and suicidal tendencies may appear. This tale will help to cope with a sense of inferiority and the feeling that no one needs it.
- "Cheek." It will help get rid of low self-esteem.
- "The Tale of the Little Lonely Small Fish and the Great Blue Sea." History aims to solve problems associated with difficulties in communicating with peers.
- "The Tale of Dryup Dryupkin." It will help to cope with indifference, disorganization and inability to realize their behavior.
Conclusion
Thus, therapeutic fairy tales can do real magic with your child. Those problems that you cannot solve due to ordinary persuasion and conversations will help to overcome such unusual and fascinating stories. They are no different from ordinary tales, only each of them contains a certain problem and its solution. The main idea - there is always a way out, you can cope with any, even the most difficult situation. Many authors write such tales. Among them: O. V. Khukhlaeva, O. E. Khukhlaev, S. A. Chernyaev, A. V. Gnezdilov, M. Shkurina. Tales are intended for different ages: for preschool children, for younger schoolchildren and teenagers.