Thursday, April 18, 2013

How to Give Your Child a Giant Brain

The science is in. Frequent reading to your children give them the best chance at developing skills essential to succeed in the information age.

Better success in school is not the best reason to read to your child though. Of the many benefits of reading aloud to children, the personal time spent together must rate highest. Life is about relationships, not test scores. Luckily for the results-oriented parents out there, this is a great way to get the best of both worlds.

About half of children 3 to 5 years old are read to on a daily basis. That's encouraging, but also leaves room for great improvement! Time to take stock: how important is reading to your child to you?

Leave a comment - How important do you think reading to your children is? What are the difficulties in reading to your children?

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