You don’t say how old your kids are but most kids in the U.S. see far too much TV and Games. If you have a TV with parental guidance chip, program it not to work in certain parts of the day. At any rate limit the time the TV is on for them. Most parents today have no control over the TV. Would you let your kids just disappear and come home anytime they pleased? Yet you let their minds be absorbed by the TV set and return when they wish. I am convinced the TV is raising a generation of logicless, imagination starved, idiots, who are totally media educated.

Set aside some interesting good books preferably that have subjects each child is interested in. Tell them that there are rewards for reading the books and penalties for not reading. Think of some small rewards and something they have to do like pull weeds if they don’t(assuming you have a yard) something really boring. Set up a chart to show what each child has read and get them in competition. Set goals for each child by age. Ask questions about what they have read later, verify how well they read. Reading will become second nature. My mother told me that if you can read you can go anywhere in the universe and understand anything. The ideas above about alternately reading to them and getting them to read to you is a good idea.

When I grew up there wasn’t much TV. I am convinced that one or two programs a day are enough for kids. When I was in high school I read the whole World Book Encyclopedia A to Z. ♦You’re the adult take charge.

The number one thing is the books have to be really, really interesting. Also, it needs to be their correct reading level. Not too hard, not too easy. They may pick TV and Internet out of habit or just what their friends do. How much do you and your spouse read and the children see you doing it? If you don’t read a ton, they won’t see reading as a pleasurable option.

Set aside time everyday just for reading. You can still read to them, but encourage them to read a page and you read a page, or chapter for chapter. Make the time enjoyable and help your children pick books that interest them and you. If books don’t seem to interest them try magazines. My boy got hooked Sports Illustrated for Kids.

My toddlers grew up loving books, and it became not frustrating for them to study an entire e book. counting on their ability, i could get them the finest, shortest thoughts first. They began on board books that has around 3-5 pages and a sentence on each and each internet site. As they stepped forward to examining that e book speedy, i’m getting them yet another one with a somewhat extra complicated e book, that’s an prolonged e book, or a e book of the comparable length yet does not use repetition anymore…. I recommend which you initiate up on with a e book that your son can end in one sitting, without lots attempt. That way, he will experience an accomplishment and not experience crushed. I comprehend your concern. coaching young toddlers to love books and examining takes it sluggish. sturdy success.

What I did was started to get them to read with me…. Id read a page then have them read one. It became a habbit…. then I increased the number of pages they read each nite…. til they were reading to me….. Id then read to them and have them read to me.