Sometimes, the best thing I can write on a #RaisingReaders Monday is a note like this: check out this fabulous post by Julia Mace of I Love Kids Books, entitled How I Get My Kids To Read.
Max
What’s one thing you feel good about as a parent? For me, one thing I’ve done right is that my kids love books.
(I remind myself of this after I lose it and yell. Right after the guilt sets in.)
Here are some ways I’ve gotten my boys interested in books.
- We read everyday. At bedtime and the oh so missed naptime.
- We visit the library a lot.
- We go to a lot of bookstores, including when we are on vacation.
Ok, so sometimes, it doesn’t work.
Here’s what I hear:
- I want to watch TV.
- I don’t want to go to the library.
- I want to watch TV.
- I want to watch TV.
So, I try some new things.
- I stop at the library on my way home from work. It seems like I brought home a present! When they ask, “Did you bring…
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