Reading is a window to the world and has many benefits that greatly support a child's development, both cognitive and social-emotional development. Moreover, reading can also be a way to train critical and intelligent thinking from an early age.
However, children tend to dislike reading books because they are considered boring. Here are some tips that you can try to build your child's interest in reading and love for books:
- Put books in places that are easy for children to reach and see. Place some books on the living room table, next to their bed, or on the veranda. Make reading a habit for your child. If the child is bored, take a book and invite them to look through the pages. The more you do this, the more familiar your child will feel with books.
- Motivate your children to want to read. For example, a love for books will be the child's internal motivation to read books or constructive praise can also build the child's motivation. In addition, you can also give a gift every time you finish reading a book.
- Introduce a variety of books for your child. Once your child is used to cute and colorful picture books, start introducing more types of books and other readings. You can take your child to the library or bookstore.
- Let them choose what they read. Teaching children to love reading is not just about giving them books to read. Let them choose the books or reading materials they will read. By choosing the books they read themselves, children will be more eager to do it themselves.
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