The experts say you should start to read to your child as soon as she is born, perhaps earlier. They did not take into account my daughter, who felt the need to stick every book (as well as everything else) into her mouth. While I am of course concerned about her development, I'm sure she'll be okay with a small delay in reading.
But, in the last few days, she has learned that books are for reading - or at least for hearing. You can tell what she thinks of a book by how she responds to it. If she tries to eat it, she is not impressed, but if she listens, breathes fast, and starts kicking her legs, then she loves it, and will listen to it again and again and again and again...
She likes books that are bright, colorful, and that rhyme. Currently we like - I mean, she likes - But Not the Hippopotamus; Ma, There's Nothing to Do Here!; The Wheels on the Bus; and Counting in Hawaii. You can borrow any of them but not for a few months, we're using them a lot right now.
But, in the last few days, she has learned that books are for reading - or at least for hearing. You can tell what she thinks of a book by how she responds to it. If she tries to eat it, she is not impressed, but if she listens, breathes fast, and starts kicking her legs, then she loves it, and will listen to it again and again and again and again...
She likes books that are bright, colorful, and that rhyme. Currently we like - I mean, she likes - But Not the Hippopotamus; Ma, There's Nothing to Do Here!; The Wheels on the Bus; and Counting in Hawaii. You can borrow any of them but not for a few months, we're using them a lot right now.
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Brent and I are not experts but we have decided reading your child is important but equal important if not more important is your child seeing you read. We read to our kid every day at least twice, but he also reads to himself at least once a day. We are convinced this is because he sees us read.
I want to know what YOU are reading. Is it good?
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