There are 3 ways to inspire a love of reading in your children  if they are not inclined towards reading. Parents have to play some tricks but that will help your child get interested in reading. 3 ways to inspire a love of reading in your children include:




Go to bed early- This is one of the best ways to inculcate the habit of reading in children which they will not realize till they have their own children. It may be a little confusing as how more sleep can get the child spending more time of reading. You can start by increasing the bedtime by an hour or 45 minutes before they really need to switch off the lights. After the child has used the bathroom and brushed he can come to bed and you can read them stories they enjoy. This has to be done prior to the official bedtime. Then you can give them a choice if they want to switch off the lights or stay up and spend some time reading. This is one of good 3 ways to inspire a love of reading i... [more]

It can be difficult in today's world with so many distractions to get children reading.  Reading is one of life's rich pleasures but, as every parent knows, getting children reading at the start can be a long battle.  Today's classrooms are filled with activities and strategies to develop children's reading, but what's the bets way to continue this development at home?  Here are some basic tips that you can follow to get your children reading. Let them choose the books This might sound obvious, but it's amazing how many parents will buy books and expect to see their children reading them straight away.  Instead of doing this, take your children to the library.  Spend an enjoyable afternoon browsing through the children's section and let your child pick what books they would like to read.  If possible, get a range of books both factual and fictional. Share the reading Don't expect your child to do intense reading immediately.  Take it in turns to read the chapters, show them... [more]

When I was child, I did not talk much. It was not that I did not like people but I simply could not give response as quick as other children. That was really frustrating as others thought me dumb. After I learnt reading, I found myself a totally new world. Books were amazing things to me at that time because I do not have to be quick in understanding while reading them. I could go through it in my own pace and did not have to worry that what was written in the books would leave me behind. As a child I surely could not read more complicated things than stories, but the habit of reading helped me a lot in studying, as even my families were surprised to know that the previously dumbest kid always had the highest scores in school. I feel lucky that I developed a habit of reading early in my life and it helped me a lot during my school years as well as working years. Many people may not have had such a habit for some reasons, but it's never too late to develop one.


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