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The Science Behind How Bedtime Stories Help Kids

Whether it’s a classic such as Where the Wild Things Are or a new bestseller like The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep, bedtime stories have always been a big hit with little kids. One recent study from Psychological Science suggests that being read to builds a child’s vocabulary, and that in turn makes her more prepared to learn to read in the future. “Our study found that the books contained more unique words,” study coauthor Jessica Montag, assistant research psychologist at the University o