| Do you sometimes feel guilty because you
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| | DVD's, all the visual work is done for
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| have too much to do and can't get to
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| | them by someone else. You deprive the
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| share a bedtime story with the kids?
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| | person of forming their own 'picture'
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| Well, stop feeling guilty because it
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| | story in their heads. Once you start
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| happens too many. You are not Robinson
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| | listening to the stories, if you are
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| Crusoe. But imagine if you could hear the
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| | anything like me who does a lot of
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| story of Robinson Crusoe or some other
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| | reading, you will find out for yourself
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| magnificent character with your kids
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| | that you have not used that part of your
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| while you did the washing up, vacuuming,
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| | brain much lately.
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| ironing or any of the other multitudes of
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| | This came as a real 'eye-opener' to me! I
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| tasks a parent has to do when they work
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| | read a lot, watch a lot of training
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| outside the home everyday?
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| | videos with my work and relax with a DVD
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| This is where audio books become
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| | of my choosing. But I haven't had to
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| invaluable. The whole family can listen
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| | actually form my own pictures in my head
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| and the jobs still get done. The kids are
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| | myself for a long, long time.
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| simply happy when they get to share time
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| | So I came to the conclusion I have been
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| and activities with their parents.
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| | depriving myself of something that I once
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| And what nicer activity is there than
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| | treasured greatly. I had let it slip past
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| sharing special stories with your kids?
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| | me without a whinge or whimper only
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| Seeing their eye's dance as their
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| | because I hadn't realised it was missing.
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| imagination is fired.
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| | So, are you depriving your kids of a joy
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| The other good thing about audio books is
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| | that you aren't realising is missing too?
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| they not only improve listening skills,
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| | This is no fairytale but it is my story.
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| they improve vocabulary and grammar. The
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| | So, I'm asking you to share a family
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| listener is forced to form the picture in
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| | bedtime story while you still get
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| their mind from their understanding of
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| | everything done that has to be done. Now
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| the spoken words.
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| | you get to do it all~ and better still ~
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| If a child sits and watches TV, videos or
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| | you do it as a family.
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