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385 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 30 Jan \ on: Getting kids to read. How? BooksAndArticles
Cool! Will watch this later.
From my personal experience, first I think you got to discard the idealised image of bedtime story reading, snuggling up to each other under the covers, laughing conspiratorially over shared moments. My wife and I used to read to my son like this, but when my baby girl came along, this habit was effectively demolished. Fun fact: my daughter vomitted on her bed five times yesterday. But I digress.
I think the best thing to do is to let your kids take the lead. Take them to the library and see what interests them. My son has a (somewhat illogical) passion about hippos, so we borrow books on hippos, be it fiction or non-fiction. Ofc we don’t always read them at home afterward, but I consider the art of choosing books a success haha.
I try to read to my boy 5 mins after I pick him up from the student care centre. Not much, I know, but he is usually in the mood to focus and flip a few pages with me haha.
Good luck! 🤞