Guest Blog: Writing for Little Wild Tales

Little Wild Tales – On the Importance of Re-Wilding Childhood

by Jenny Bailey

It was a pleasure to write on this subject and be a guest blogger for Little Wild Tales.

Here’s a sneak preview for you on the importance of storytelling and why its so vital to re-wild childhood – something we hold dear and love to do! As a mum there’s nothing better than showing my children the wonders of the natural world.  I relish every opportunity and love to watch their faces take in the ‘magic’ of what they are seeing. For that is how children view nature and animals in their early days of development, all around them is magical and let’s face it nature and the natural world never disappoints!!

Many times, as a parent I’ve made up stories with my children. Invariably all of mine have been about animals, where we’ve helped them, or where they’ve started talking to us and magically allowed us to enter their world. The best stories are the ones that have the power to connect with our emotions – and they’re the ones we tend to remember.  I believe there is something magical in the process of storytelling, especially to children. If you’ve chosen a wonderful topic that piques their curiosity, a child will literally lean in closer to listen more intently to your every word and I believe, right there in that moment, you have the potential power to change the world!

When we connect with nature..

When we connect with nature there are a multitude of benefits for us both physically and mentally.  For children these benefits increase even further as their levels of confidence, creativity, wellbeing, curiosity and happiness rise dramatically.  Through engaging with nature, and exploring its colours, sounds, tones and textures, a life-long love of learning can be sparked into action and amazing things can develop.

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