#ReadingandChildren Many parents are concerned because their kids aren’t readers. Well...I wouldn’t worry so much. What’s more important is that you are loving and compassionate towards them, that you instill a love for learning (by any means) and give them the tools they need to explore whatever they’re excited about. How do you do that? By not forcing them to learn, but by being a role model for them and showing your enthusiasm for learning, by exposing them to all kinds of exciting things and talking with them about it and learning about these things together (when they’re interested), by helping them explore things that excite them (whatever those things are). However, if you’d like them to learn the love of reading you yourself have, there are things you can do that are consistent with the philosophy in the paragraph above. Start by reading to your child. You can start from the moment he’s born (or earlier), but whenever you start is good. Read fun books, exciting books, adventurous books. Make reading fun. Make it a time of bonding between the two of you. Make it something your child looks forward to doing each day. Do not make reading a forced thing — encourage it, don’t force them to read if they don’t want to. Make it a routine — do it at the same time(s) of day, in the same place, such as at night in bed or in the morning in a favorite chair — because children find comfort in routines. Also make it a habit to go to the library regularly — and read with your child there. Help your child find books that interest her. Visit used book stores (and new bookstores too). Provide a variety of reading materials for your child, about topics she’s interested in. Lots of books, lots of magazines, websites, etc. Most of all...be a role model — read yourself. Do it every day, and let your child see how much you love reading. He’ll pick up on it. Happy reading :)
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:56:11 +0000
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