As parents, my wife and I started reading to our son before he was born. It helped a lot because our son was a very active baby in the whom, and the sound of our voices seemed to calm him down. Michael is now 4yrs old and he loves to read. He is part of a book club in our local library, and he read (with help) about 30 books a month. He practically remembers every story word for word! Reading to children will encourage them to read more, improve their communication skills, stimulate brain growth, and will build an emotional bond between parent and child.
Experts has suggested parents should spend at least 30 minutes a day reading a book with their child. It can be difficult to keep the attention span of an infant, but has they grow older they will be much more in tuned with each story.
Books with large colorful pictures are ideal because it keeps their attention. One of the books our son loves to read over and over again is "The Train with No Name". The character (child) in the story line becomes an engineer who helps stop a train from becoming derailed. Now my son says he is going to be an engineer when he grows up. This is a wonderful story, because it opens up the thought process that you can do anything you set your mind to!
Older children benefits from books that teaches counting, the alphabet, shapes, and sizes. Little One, Little One, What Do You See, is a great
personalized children's book because it teaches the child how to count with colorful illustrated photos of various animals. Reading to your child is one of the greatest gift and time well spent you will ever give to your child. Have you read a book with your child today? Take the time and read a story with your child. You won't be sorry!
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