The Secret Power of Reading Aloud | Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on Stories, Happiness & Child Development

Are you thinking about homeschooling or looking for ways to enrich your child’s education at home? In this powerful episode of Seatton Education, we sit down with Frank Cottrell-Boyce, British Children’s Laureate, award-winning writer and homeschooling father, to explore the life-changing benefits of storytelling and reading aloud.

Discover how fiction and shared reading can transform your child’s emotional well-being, brain development, and literacy skills. Frank reveals insights from neuroscience on how reading to young children slows down their overwhelming sensory experiences—helping them focus, process emotions, and develop a lifelong love of learning. He also discusses the cultural undervaluation of reading for pleasure and why making books a joyful, shared experience is key to fostering a strong parent-child bond.

Whether you’re a homeschooler or a parent wanting to create meaningful learning moments at home, this conversation will inspire you to rethink the role of stories in your child’s education.