Telling stories as a way of improving family communication 8 Articles

by ccv

The telling of a story is a narrative performance. As a human communication practice, performing narrative combines the "doing" of storytelling with what is "done" in the performance of a story. Family storytelling is a...read more

by Calvin Robinson

Before written history, stories were a vital link to the past. The stories handed down from parents to children and so forth were important in keeping the cultural history alive. I think it is true that those who are not ...read more

by Sita

In terms of human existence, it was not so very long ago that the only thing to do for entertainment, especially in the winter, was to gather around all the family members and tell stories. It was a way of passing down his...read more

by Mary Therese

The practice of storytelling is a craft and those who are skilled at conjuring original stories for audiences are a special breed of people. In some cultures, storytellers are revered and hold a special place in society a...read more

by Effie

The family communication, made up of stories throughout time, history, these stories are yours and mine, stories that we carry with us on the trip we take down that river of lifelife. We owe it to each other to respect our...read more

by Nadia Mcneil

Old memories When was the last time you sat down with your relatives to here them talk of days gone by? Can you remember as a child sitting down with your grandparent listening to their stories? I know I can. Unfortu...read more

by Nellie Shani

Those of us who stayed at the table were clutching our stomachs and bent double, our faces almost in the plates of food in front of us. My oldest son got up from the table and ran out of the room screaming! This was a comm...read more

by Jian Lu

Telling stories as a way of improving family communication would be the best way to help us to keep the good relationship of our family. As current period,every body feels busy on his own thing every day.The mother can ...read more