Children find meanings in their old family tales.

When Stephen Guyer's three children were growing up，he told them stories about how his grandfather，a banker，_____ all in the 1930s，but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the _____ times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly _____，he loaded（装载）his family into a car. And he _____ them to see family members in Canada with a _____，“there are more important things in life than money”.

The _____ took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer moved to a _____ house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was _____ that his children，a daughter，15，and twins，22，would be upset. To his surprise，they weren't. _____，their reaction echoed（类似）their great-grandfather's. What they ______ was how warm the people were in the house and how ______ their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to ______ children through hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing ______ in telling tales，evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.

A university ______ of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to ______ parents' stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

The ______ is telling the stories in a way children can ______ them. We're not talking here about the kind of story that ______，“When I was a kid，I walked to school every day uphill，barefoot in the snow.”Instead，we should choose a story suited to the child's ______，and make eye contact（接触）to create“a personal experience”. We don't have to tell children what they should ______ from the story and what the moral is.