Reading aloud to children is a magical rocket ship that helps them develop much better in the face of life's difficulties. There is much research showing how reading aloud to children helps them develop excellent memory and incredible vocabulary. It is not necessary that you have to wait for your child to read or write to start reading to him, stories change children's brains. Fortunately, more and more adults are realizing this and are beginning to read stories to their children every day. The great stories and the magical tales they weave neural networks in the brains of little ones that will undoubtedly make them grow enormously. When we read a story or a book and in the story the character suffers pain or difficulty, the heart beats as fast as when we hear that our friends or family are talking about something painful for them. We feel the pain of the characters in the story and it is an ability to get out of ourselves and the real world. It is an integral part in the development of children's empathy. On the other hand, children are motivated to think critically, ask questions, and participate in narratives. This is crucial in the intellectual and emotional development of children. Stories stimulate the brain and work on empathy.
Stories feed the language parts of our brain
We have known that stories have long fed the language parts of our brainAnd furthermore, thanks to research and scans, we now also know that stories also stimulate many other parts of our brain. For example, the areas of the brain that deal with smell come to life when we read the words that are linked to particular smells like 'jasmine' or 'gasoline'. In laboratories, scientists have also seen what happens when we read phrases that describe different textures such as 'rough' or 'rough' ... the areas of our brain that perceive touch are activated just by reading these words to remember what each thing is and what makes us feel. 
All this means that our brain does not see any difference between our reading about a situation and what we actually experience. When we read, our basic brain functions do not differentiate between a real event and what we are reading in a story, that's why ... when children become good readers, they discover in narrative reading a whole different world that opens up in their minds . This means that the worlds we read about in the stories allow us to experience much more than we could experience in our own lives.. Imagination has a powerful root in the reality of children's development. Do you realize how important it is to read to our children from a young age so that they are able to discover this wonderful world?
Enhance critical thinking
With stories and stories, we work on values and think about what our actions would do if we were in someone else's shoes. Questions are crucial for children because in this way critical thinking begins to work. Questions such as: 'What would you do if you were the character? Would you do something different? How do you think the character felt when that happened? Why do you think it is a bad / good idea? When we tell our children real, world or fantastic stories… we will be helping them to be stronger when they are afraid or when they feel in danger. Because we have the decisions and actions of the characters that inspire us and help us to think clearly about what we want to achieve in life or how we want to behave in different situations. The stories of the characters of different races, personalities, genders, sexualities ... also help children to understand that we are all different, helping to learn and know how to develop to be adults not only successful, but also happy. 
Improves memory, vocabulary and the ability to think logically
Last but not least, you should know that stories are powerful in helping children to become more competent and confident in their studies. Reading aloud helps children feel that they are better able to achieve their dreams. who read better and who also have a good understanding not only of what is read to them, but also of what they themselves can read. In addition, it is incredible how it shows in the children who read to them at home and those who read, of those who neither read nor read to them… there is a lot of change between one and the other. The academic level is usually lower for those children who do not have the opportunity to enjoy reading or have a good reading habit. On the other hand, those children who have received reading habits from an early age, the differences can be appreciated. Therefore, if you think that reading to your children is not important, do not forget that in addition to taking care of the emotional bond and spending quality time with your children thanks to reading, you will also be helping them to develop critical thinking, to think logically, to enjoy the magic of imagination, to enhance their creativity and to be able to enjoy reading and also learning. 
It is also very important that reading at home never feels like something obliged, what's more ... it should be a gift, it should feel like the leisure time that it is, a time to disconnect from the world and spend quality time with loved ones, delving into stories or new learnings. For all this, do not hesitate to find moments in your day to day to enhance the reading habit with your children. Do you already know what your time of day will be to enjoy reading as a family?