Educational fairy tales for children, recommended by psychologists

All fairy tales, invented by parents, are needed in order to show the child, using the example of a character, how to behave correctly in different life situations. Even the name itself suggests that a fairy tale should teach a child something.

Many psychologists believe that all stories carry a certain scenario of life, so you should be careful when choosing a work for your child. All of them share their life experiences with the child, allow them to understand folk wisdom in a simple and understandable form. Small, instructive and creatively written fairy tales not only allow to form moral qualities in a child, but also make him think, develop imagination and creativity.

Why do you need to tell fairy tales to children?

They help to form an understanding of the environment, about good and evil. Observing the fairy-tale characters, the child becomes more aware of good and bad deeds. The works not only develop, teach, but also educate.

By projecting himself most often on fairy-tale characters, the child, together with the hero, finds a way out of any difficult situations. Fairy tales can comfort even the smallest listener.

How to choose instructive tales?

Preschoolers like to talk about moral norms of behavior, because it brings up positive qualities: kindness, responsiveness, responsibility. Fairy tales should be chosen by age, taking into account individual characteristics. When difficult situations arise, parents can use excerpts from instructive fairy tales, thereby showing how you could have done differently. At the same time, one should try to choose kind, smart and positive fairy tales.

Sample list:

For babies, you can choose jokes, poems by A. Barto, S. Marshak. Fairy tales should be short, with a simple plot, for example, the folk tales "Kolobok"; "Teremok", "Turnip".
Preschoolers can be offered books: VA Oseev "Who is stupid here?", "Magic word"; SA Baruzdin "Tales of the Tram", "The Brave Piglet", L. Panteleev "Fenka", "Two Frogs", E. Uspensky "Instructive stories about the boy Yasha".
At the age of 4, children will love the adventure tales of Ch. Pierrot "Puss in Boots", girls - fairy tales about princesses.
At 7 children can be involved in reading poems. The best choice will be Pushkin's children's fairy tales "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish"; “The green oak by the sea” - they are both instructive and interesting.

At the end of any fairy tale, parents can ask the child: "What is the fairy tale about?", "What can it teach?", "Why do the heroes do such things?" would there be a fairy tale without the main character? "

In the modern world, on the shelves of bookstores and online resources, you can see a large number of children's books for every age on various topics, so you can always choose the one that will appeal to your kid. Let's take a look at them.

Fairy tales for naughty and naughty children

Fairy tales very often come to the aid of parents when they can no longer cope with their whims. To correct this behavior, you can use selected stories and stories, where the situation is very similar to the behavior of the baby.

It may contain fairy-tale characters, favorite characters, animals and toys. Through a fairy tale, the child gains experience and positive ways to change:

A series of fairy tales about the boy Fedya Egorov: “How Fedya turns into a mouse”; “Noble Fedya saved the forest”; "Obeschaikin"; "The Tale of Healthy Food"; "A Tale of Toys".
"50 healing fairy tales from 33 whims" by I. Manichenko (2-7 years old). This book contains not simple tales and stories, where a character similar to your child fights with his whim. This allows children to mirror their behavior. One fairy tale heals only one whim. The healing effect of fairy tales is incomparable with anything, because they help get rid of any whims. The following problems are addressed in this book: "Does not fall asleep"; "Eats poorly"; "The birth of a second child"; “Doesn't like to dress”; “Doesn't want to go to kindergarten”; “Selects other people's toys”; "Behaves aggressively"; "Doesn't want to potty."
A Practical Guide for Parents of Naughty Children - the author of RK Khaziev “The Tale of Pavlik and the Kind Magic Hare”, “Arina's Tales”, “Amazing Words”, “The Tale of How Vasya tried to go to school”.
Tales about Masha and Oyka by S.L. Prokofiev. Fairy tale "Harsh words"; "About the pacifier"; "Lazy feet", etc. It was on the basis of these stories that the cartoons "Masha and Naughty Legs" were created.
Irina Gurina "A manual for parents". Here are collected interesting and instructive poems, fairy tales, rhymes for the little ones and for all occasions. Solve problems with whims, weaning from the nipple, potty training, brushing teeth, safety rules and behavior for children.
Instructive tales (series "Good Tales") by N. Klimova. In the book, the main character Sofia will have to face different trials and get to know her laziness and envy. "Travel to Vrunlandia", "How Sofia went to visit Leni", "Madame Modnyuchka", "Little Princess".

Fairy tales for children about cars, toys and animals

Young children are interested in beautiful and bright books made of cardboard or other material, and especially in the form of their favorite characters. They like to listen to short poems and songs. It is advisable that the book be in a dense design, for example, cardboard, so that your child does not tear it. Indeed, most of all during this period they like to look at pictures and turn over sheets.

In the year, kids begin to be active and explore the world, so interest in books fades a little. But this is temporary, so sometimes keep reading or reviewing them anyway.
At 2-3 years old, children love fairy tales about their favorite toys, for example, about a dog, a doll or a typewriter that did not obey the mother, did not want to eat or help. They also always listen to funny stories about animals. This is because the child associates himself with a fairytale hero and sometimes corrects his mother, prompting her to similar situations from his life. For example, a child may say in the middle of a fairy tale, "Bunny doesn't want to put away toys." Here, just the parents can tell you how you can help the bunny.
At 3 years old, children love to listen to great works. You can split the story into several nights. Children already remember well and are able to tell you where you stopped last evening, so they are even more interested. Before continuing the tale, be sure to remember all the important points and discuss them. Include educational stories and fairy tales about letters, numbers, cognitive moments from the world around you in your lists.

Funny fairy tales for children

Sometimes the instructive line is also traced in humorous works.

Funny moments in books only enhance the effect of educational influence. Children like to joke, do the opposite: this sets them up in a positive way, develops a sense of humor.

Let's note here the stories of famous children's authors:

"Confusion" - K.I. Chukovsky;
"On the Hill" - V.Nosov;
"Merry Tales and Stories" - V. Suteev
"50 little fairy tales", "Vera and Anfisa in kindergarten" - E. Uspensky,
“The Big Book of Poems, Fairy Tales and Funny Stories” by D. Harms;
“You must have a sense of humor” - V. Dragunsky.
"Harmful advice" G. Oster;
Andrey Usachev, Victor Chizhikov "City of Laughter".

Mom is a storyteller

Children listen to all mother's fairy tales from early childhood with special interest, because more often mothers spend all day at the workplace, and reading their favorite fairy tale not only gives mutual pleasure, but also gives such moments where they can enjoy the long-awaited communication.

Fairy tales invite mom to see and feel the child's world. This, of course, is one of the important points for parents who want to find a compromise and understanding with their child. In the process of composing a fairy tale, you can decide, together with your child, what kind of fairy tale it will be - short or long. Be sure to involve the child's imagination in a fairy tale.

Mom's fairy tale can cure any child's behavior, the main thing is to choose the right and appropriate story for the baby. In this case, the educational effect will be achieved in a mild form, without notations and requirements. Listening to mom's fairy tales, the baby not only learns the unknown and new for himself, but also learns important life lessons.

And finally, I want to say: read as often as possible, especially before bedtime, because this is the most mysterious time, give children fairy tales, tell and compose - after all, this is a very valuable communication time!