To foster a love of reading in your child, make reading special, says Pamela Paul, co-author of 'How to Raise a Reader.' Her kids have a set bedtime — but they're allowed to stay up 30 minutes longer if they're reading in bed. MindShiftKQED
if they are reading in bed. This type of strategy makes reading special, a treat that comes with privileges. That’s very different from rewarding a child for reading with candy or screen time -- extrinsic rewards that send the message that reading must not be very fun.parents follow the same rules
“Kids take in what they’re ready for,” she said. And often, the other stuff doesn’t quite register. But if it does, Paul would much rather kids get their first exposure to sensitive topics from a book, which has been carefully edited, rather than from the internet or friends, where misinformation abounds.
Paul remembers when her 10-year-old daughter came to her and asked for help with a word she didn’t know -- heroin. The book was about how the opioid epidemic was affecting a young girl’s family. Paul admits she was surprised, but she’s glad her daughter is building an awareness of what other families may be dealing with. And, she was glad the book contextualized the issue, not glorifying drug use in any way.
Adolescence is a time of incredible change, often accompanied by the desire to rebel. Young people are defining their identity in new ways, often in opposition to their parents, at least at first. Therefore, it’s no surprise that they may drop habits from their earlier life as they figure out who they want to be. Give them time: They may pick reading up again later, as Russo’s daughter did.
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