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conulyYesterday I managed to elicit gasps of shock and horror by suggesting to them that some children don't go everywhere with a book in tow! When they do, rarely, forget to bring a book, they badger me to give them one. They just expect I always have multiple books to hand out! I do, in fact, always have multiple books to hand out, but they ought to carry their own instead of relying on me.
Other people occasionally comment on this, but what these other people don't know is that inside my head, I'm completely baffled that they find this noteworthy. You, too, could have a bookworm kid if you followed these four simple rules:
1. Never, ever reward reading with screentime or pizza parties, which sends the message that reading is boring and tedious.
2. Set firm rules against reading in the bathtub, while walking down the street, or at the table.
3. Read aloud to your kids. Put the book down at exciting parts because you urgently have to stir the chili or flip the pancakes.
4. Bring books with you everywhere.
That last is really the key, and when people say things like "I can't get my kids to read" I always want to respond with "Well, here you are making a half-hour trip on the boat, why didn't you bring anything to read?" I don't do this, because I have manners, but I really want to. So now you know.
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Other people occasionally comment on this, but what these other people don't know is that inside my head, I'm completely baffled that they find this noteworthy. You, too, could have a bookworm kid if you followed these four simple rules:
1. Never, ever reward reading with screentime or pizza parties, which sends the message that reading is boring and tedious.
2. Set firm rules against reading in the bathtub, while walking down the street, or at the table.
3. Read aloud to your kids. Put the book down at exciting parts because you urgently have to stir the chili or flip the pancakes.
4. Bring books with you everywhere.
That last is really the key, and when people say things like "I can't get my kids to read" I always want to respond with "Well, here you are making a half-hour trip on the boat, why didn't you bring anything to read?" I don't do this, because I have manners, but I really want to. So now you know.
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Date: 2015-09-28 03:16 am (UTC)