As a parent who deeply loves and cares about your children, you should do all that you can to help teach and instruct them, and prepare them forever as an adult. You want them to have a well-rounded education, demonstrate good common sense, be honest and trustworthy, and be kind and respectful to others.There are numerous ways that it is possible to teach and instruct your children. Just spending time using them and setting the proper example is probably one of the best ways, however, other ways are effective too. This short article deals primarily with children's stories, and explains how they can be used as effective teaching tools.In addition to being fun and entertaining, children's stories are excellent for teaching many of life's important lessons. For example, children can be taught honesty, persistence, kindness, obedience, courage, the worthiness of hard work, and several other lessons through stories. Some good types of stories that teach many of these lessons are: "The Boy and the Robbers", "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", "Try, Try, Again", "A True Story About a Girl", "Jonah and the Whale", "David and Goliath" , "The Little Red Hen", and "Read and you may Know".There are various other stories that teach valuable lessons to our children. Lessons like handling money wisely, honoring our parents, and treating others with kindness and respect can be taught through stories. Here, are some good stories that drive home these important lessons: "The Whistle", "Going to Sea", and "Stories about Jefferson".So much of what we learn is through reading and listening, so it's vitally important that your children master these two skills. Once you read stories to your children or they hear stories by listening to audio CDs, they improve their attention span and listening skills. When kids master these skills early, they are more prone to become better learners. In addition they develop a greater fascination with both books and reading. By listening, while following along in a book or printed story, your children will quickly figure out how to recognize more words and steadily increase their vocabulary.Children's stories can even be great tools for stimulating your son or daughter's imagination. Many of the classic children's stories or fairy tales are great for achieving this, and there are many stories readily available available. Some good examples of these kind of stories are: "Cinderella", "The Sleeping Beauty", and "The Emperor's New Clothes".If you would like your children to gain an improved appreciation for history, then children's stories could be great learning aids for developing this interest. There are plenty of read more to choose from, depending on the period of history you are interested in. For example, "How George Washington Escaped a Trap", "The Midnight Ride", "The Young Scout", and "Washington's Last Battle" are simply a few types of some good stories if you need your children to learn more about the American Revolution.Hopefully, this information has been helpful. Teaching children a lot of life's important lessons is frequently challenging, but could be both fun and rewarding. You'll be thrilled to see how quickly your kids can grasp new concepts, as you teach and instruct them. Remember, children's stories are simply among the many tools you have available. Good luck!Rich Herman creates family-friendly websites and publishes a multitude of children's stories. For free, printable Children's Stories [1] visit his website: www.FamilyBooksandCDs.com