What are 5 Reasons To Read To Your Children Now? This is an important question to ask yourself. One of the best gifts you can give your child is to read to them.
Here are three great reasons to read to your children. Listen closely because you will be giving them a head start advantage in life and relationships.
Read to your child and watch them blossom.
Here are the results of an amazing study just completed in China.
Qian-Wen Xie is a doctoral candidate in the University of Hong Kong’s department of social work and social administration. Notice her findings:
“Reading with children is not only for having a smart child, but also for having a happy child and a good parent-child relationship as well.”
This means both the child and parent receive positive effects in mental well-being, emotions, behavior and relationships with others.
Now if this wasn’t good enough, notice these additional benefits.
Reading with your baby and small children also provides:
- Children’s brain development
- School achievement
- Social skills
- Emotional behavior
- Closer parent and child relationships.
We think you will agree these are great reasons to read to your children now.
How can you use this information to help my child thrive?
You are busy.
So, it is tempting to plop your kids down and let the TV, computer, video games or the internet keep them busy. Unfortunately, doing these things can cause the opposite & actually retard their social skills.
Do you want your child to be happy?
Do you want to have a close relationship with them later in life?
And finally do you want them to do well socially and academically?
Then please take the time to read to your children. Don’t make the mistake and wait until they can read. In fact, start doing so when they are infants. When you do this, you are creating special experiences that your child will fondly remember.
Valuable Reasons To Read To Your Children Now
In conclusion, keep reading and playing with your children even after they start school. Read to them when they get home from school or even share a bedtime story before they go to sleep.
You will not only give them the joy of becoming a lifelong reader, but you will be giving them a head start advantage in life over their peers. WE think you will agree these are beautiful reasons to read to your children now. Another joy you can give to your children is the joy of giving. Learn about our free school holiday shop fundraiser program here.
