No matter a girl or a boy, everyone once had a non-living stuffed friend, which was most loved by them during their childhood. It might be a bear, a doll, a puppy or any other cotton-stuffed animal, which accompanies your adorable infant everywhere. As we already know that children live in their own world filled with adventure and fantasy, and evidently feel safe and playful around their favorite toys. A recent study found that your child's stuffed companion may help induce reading habits in them.
Researchers in the study said that sending kids with stuffed animals for a sleepover at the library encourages them to read, even long after the sleepover took place. This is the first time that a study proves stuffed animal sleepovers are an effective way to get children to read.
The results of the study indicated that stuffed animal sleepover programs may help develop children's prosocial behavior by encouraging them to read the books the stuffed animals had chosen during their sleepover.
The researchers from Okayama University, Kanazawa University, Osaka Institute of Technology and Kyushu University in Japan said that they hope their results support the global spread of this approach, which has a positive effect on children's reading habits.
Stuffed animal sleepover programs were designed to get children interested in picture books. Children took their toys to a library for the night, where the animals searched for books they want to read. Meanwhile, the staff and volunteers clicked pictures of the stuffed toys.
