Many parents ask me how to get their child excited about reading and keep them that way through later years.
 
Here are a few tips that I offer to motivate children to read and to help them grow to love reading.
• Read to your child every day from birth.
• Make frequent trips to the public library.
• Give books as gifts.
• Talk about books. Talk, talk, talk.
• Have something to read all around the house: newspapers, magazines, books – materials that your kids want to read.
• Make reading a pleasant thing – never a punishment.
• Share lots of suggestions for better and better books.
• Read what your child/teen is reading and talk, talk, talk.
• Maximize access to school and public libraries.
Helping your child develop a love for reading is one of the greatest gifts you can give them. Reading is one of those gifts that truly “keeps on giving.”
Happy reading!