many parents claim to have difficulty sending their sons and daughters to diligently read. "Every time you read, the child confesses sleepy. Surprisingly, when watching television, sleepy lost. Indeed he prefers watching TV rather than flipping through his book. If a little forced, he will just pretend to read, "thus among the complaints of the parents. The following authors offer some suggestions that parents can make to encourage their children to read.
- create a home-study atmosphere. Make the child feel at home at home or in the study room. The atmosphere of the house will greatly determine the mood of the child to read. Have a desk for him. If possible, equip it with a simple bookshelf beside the desk.
- give gifts or souvenirs in the form of books or magazines. When your child gets an achievement in school, no matter how small the achievement is, give a gift reading, either in the form of children's books or magazines. When he was a birthday too, very beautiful if given the material reading.
- visit the bookstore or to the library. Taking children to bookshops and libraries will bring children familiar with books, as well as to let them know that the book is of various kinds and a lot of titles. In order for your child also knows that there is a reading that is suitable for children, adolescents and adults.
- get him to study taking care of books. Way, among others, by involving the child at the time menyampuli book. Also tell him how to flip through the pages of the book so as not to quickly rub and damaged. Train her to organize the book on the table or on the shelf neatly. Occasionally give praise if the way is correct. Please indicate if there is something wrong. Make your little one love the book by reading and taking care of it well.
be a good example. The saying goes, deed sounds louder than words. If you want to encourage the child to diligently read, then parents should be a role model. How, among others, by creating a fun and comfortable learning atmosphere. Television or radio and the like that light up when the child is reading or learning will only interfere with his concentration. Therefore, it should be turned off. Accompany your child as he reads.
Growing a passion for reading to a child can not be just by command or by telling. They must be motivated, facilitated, and given a real example as exemplary form. Hopefully with that, the passion of reading can be grown, complaints of parents that their children are lazy to read any, can be overcome.
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