Reading to your Children

This is subject very close to my heart as I love to read, When I was little, my mom and I had a bedtime routine. Every night at 8 pm we would go write in our journals and read. She would read one page then I would read the other page.  It is one of my favorite memories growing up  because it was time where I was taken into another world -- where I could just let real life and the drama from it float away. I love to read to this day and I truly believe if my mom and I hadn't done that I would not be the reader I am today. We read all sorts of books from The Chronicles of Narnia to Little House on the Prairie.  Anything I picked we would read and as I got older we started reading our own books to ourselves but we kept the routine until I was 16 years old.

My love of reading comes from many things today but I looked forward to reading time when I was little because it was fun and something we did together as a family. Your kids will always remember it and will thank you for it. 


~ Amanda 

So, how do you get started. Well, first you have to have books. The public library is the best place. Get all the children, that are old enough, a library card of their own. Don't check out more books that you can handle. Find a special place at home to keep them so they won't get lost or damaged.

Pick a time of day, bedtime is a great time, and start to make a habit of reading at that time. Like Amanda, your children will grow up with fond memories of you and their siblings in addition to great reading skills. You'll also teach discipline, responsibility, love of learning, and so much more.

The family that reads together, succeeds together.

Karen