Comments on: Do You Read to Your Kids – or Did Your Parents Read to You?

By: Steven Johnson

Steven Johnson — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:35:19 +0000

When I was younger I use to get read to every night! When I turned age 10, my mother stopped doing it and I read before I went to sleep. Now that I’m 16, I’m always online and never read before sleeping! I spend my nights in the IRC!

By: dewfilms

dewfilms — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:47:37 +0000

Another great way to get your kids to read is to get them fun, humorous books that they will enjoy reading over and over again.
Mo Willems has quite a number of wonderful children’s books lined up. And, his website is pretty cool as well…
http://www.pigeonpresents.com/

By: Adorina Reyes

Adorina Reyes — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:23:18 +0000

My parents never read to me as a chlld. I tried reading to my nephew once but my father keeps interrupting as if jealous, until I never had the chance to make it a habit. Maybe my parents’ parents never read to them too.

By: Wylis

Wylis — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:03:46 +0000

Another great reading site for kids is http://www.starfall.com. My kids love it and I feel has helped them to learn to read.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:37:06 +0000

It is very important to read to you children. Alls it takes is 10 minutes a day.

I attribute my lack of English Grammar and Spelling Skills to not reading more as a youth. Granted, I have a disability that attributed to it, but disability’s are their to urge us to strengthen ourselves. I only wish I learned that sooner.

I read to my Oldest who is Kindergarten age now and is learning to read. Some times I let her read the story to me. She has grown leaps and bounds in just a few short months. Amazing what this type of interaction can do for a child.

By: kpslover007

kpslover007 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:36:46 +0000

My mom read to me when I was little. I could read those little baby books at age 2. My favorites were Goodnight Moon, and Most of Dr. Seuss books. Man I miss those days. Now I have to read Homer’s The Illiad and about how the Greeks and Trojans kill each other. What a transformation.

By: Jason Friesen

Jason Friesen — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Yes and yes.

My mom was very ill whilst pregnant with my next brother, so she lay on the couch and read to me all day for months. I was reading by the time I was three.

All three of my children have been read to continually. My eldest finished Lord of the Rings when he was 8. All three read voraciously. :)

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:42:36 +0000

Amen to that!

Considering what I read in the comment sections of the web sites and blogs I frequent, reading is not practiced enough.

By: Zak Normandin

Zak Normandin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:38:54 +0000

Since my daughter was under a year old, we would read with her every night before bed. She is now two and we are reading her 5-7 year old books because she is extremely bored with the books at her level.

My parents did the same for me when I was a kid and I still love reading to this day.

By: Charles J. Barry

Charles J. Barry — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:37:06 +0000

I was both read to as a child and read to my daughter when she was too young to read for herself. Now she’s a voracious reader and can knock off a novel in a day or two at the age of 12. Some of my favorite stories as a child were the ones that came on record or tape. The Robert Munsch stories read by the man himself were my favorites. Well, those and my Star Wars ones that were on vinyl. Wish I still had those.

By: Dayngr

Dayngr — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:34:53 +0000

My parents read to me as a child and I believe that because they did I love reading everything I can get my hands on from magazines to books. I read to my children every night right before bedtime and they pick up books throughout the day as well. They love books and we always make sure they get them as gifts for birthdays and holidays to help them foster a love for reading as well.