By far, the most asked question on my blog is ‘how do you get your children to read?’ How do they choose a book? ‘How do you inspire them to pick up a book instead of playing video games?’
Reacquaint yourself with reading.
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By far, the most asked question on my blog is ‘how do you get your children to read?’ How do they choose a book? ‘How do you inspire them to pick up a book instead of playing video games?’
Reacquaint yourself with reading.
If I ever have a kid I’d read to them from when they were a baby. And encourage in them a love a stories, however, if they are interested in other things I’ll always encourage that and there are books on everything so I’ll always offer that to them.
Loved reading this Nadia – when my children were babies I used to read to them, even now I try to be with them when they are reading and we alternate chapters, but sometimes my elder one (9yrs)finds it just too boring to sit with a book and read. She prefers going through Guinness world record books or almanac , the Who was series or Rebel girls – basically more non fiction, factual books. I try pushing her to pick a famous five book or Nancy drew clue crew types but the interest is short lived – is it more age related?
Looking forward to your blog’s part 2. Please do recommend age relevant books as well
V helpful post looking forward to second part
This is an insightful read, Nadia. I like the suggestion of encouraging children to read a variety of genres. The kind of genres kids and really each of us likes change over time, so might as well tr reading a genre or any kind of story and see if we like it – and if not, we can move on to the next one.
This was very helpful. I stared reading with my kids when they were little. And every time we went to Costco they were always allowed to choose one book. But as they got older I just relied on them to keep up the practice and that was a big mistake. Will definitely try reading with them.
Great tips! and I love the part of parents and grandparents reading to the children as well, like their guiding you through the story. Very cool art installation.
Thank you! My grandparents were great story tellers, and I think that inclined me to pick up more books!
I love all these. As a children’s librarian, I would also add to let them read that they want. Don’t tell them a graphic novel or comic book isn’t reading.
Oh thank you for that! Yes absolutely! I say read whatever they can get their hands on!
I love all of these! My grandmother’s reading habits definitely helped foster my love of reading as a child.
Grandparents are awesome that way! Aren’t they?
Great post!
Thank you!
I read with all three of my kids. I read them bedtime stories for years. They always see me with a book and come into book shops with me. Only one will read, the other two are not interested. Shame as I would have loved them to be readers.
I know what you mean. I wish my kids liked the same classics as I did. But they have their own choices, and they read.
My mother disapproved of my reading for pleasure, she thought fiction was a waste of time and that I should only be reading the Bible or doing school work. I may be reading constantly now to make up for all I missed out on as a child 😉
Oh well! I’m glad you are making up for lost time now!
This is so good