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Let's Start Reading!

It's Never Too Early to Introduce Reading to Your Child

By Susan Younan Attiyah

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Relaxing
Reading to children at bedtime has more benefits than being part of a routine. Books are very relaxing and give the child happy thoughts before they sleep. It gives you the opportunity to snuggle as much as you can before falling asleep.

"We started reading to our children, who are twins, about the time they turned 6 months old," says Trina Lambert of Englewood, Colo. "I think it just helps them to think that reading is a part of life. Also, we used it as the bedtime indicator for them. Sometimes they'd grab at the pages or just want to turn it upside down, but mostly they loved looking at the pictures. I think that my kids associate reading with family time."

Don't Stop!
Once your child begins reading on their own, it doesn't mean you have to stop reading to them. "It is important for parents to continue to read to their children, even if their children already know how to read," says Dorothy Fountain, a reading specialist from Glendora, Calif.

Consider your continuation to read to them as a treat. They like that attention you give them when you read to them. Reading with your children can give you a topic to discuss together. You find out things your children are interested in. Once you get the feel of what your child is interested in, it is highly recommended researching whatever it is on your own. Your child will think you are at the coolest parent when you discuss their nterests and that you actually know what they are talking about.


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