Reading about experiences similar to one’s own, but through the perspective of a fictional character forms a deep connection and creates validation- the effect can be almost therapeutic. In “Can Reading Make You Happier?”, an article written by Ceridwen Dovey, a contributor of The New Yorker, Dovey explores this idea of finding inner-peace through literature further- she even recognizes and sheds light on a kind of psychiatric help called bibliotherapy, in which a bibliotherapist takes the problems their clients are struggling with, and ‘prescribes’ books for them to read that will hopefully help them overcome these issues. She describes how “Today, bibliotherapy takes many different forms, from literature courses run for prison inmates to reading circles for elderly people suffering from dementia”, and this idea could very easily be applied to young children, as well (Dovey par.
Reading about experiences similar to one’s own, but through the perspective of a fictional character forms a deep connection and creates validation- the effect can be almost therapeutic. In “Can Reading Make You Happier?”, an article written by Ceridwen Dovey, a contributor of The New Yorker, Dovey explores this idea of finding inner-peace through literature further- she even recognizes and sheds light on a kind of psychiatric help called bibliotherapy, in which a bibliotherapist takes the problems their clients are struggling with, and ‘prescribes’ books for them to read that will hopefully help them overcome these issues. She describes how “Today, bibliotherapy takes many different forms, from literature courses run for prison inmates to reading circles for elderly people suffering from dementia”, and this idea could very easily be applied to young children, as well (Dovey par.