I Wanted My Kids To Love Books So Why Did I Stop Reading To Them

I wanted my kids to love books. So why did I stop reading them myself ...

Not so long ago, I was a dedicated reader, picking up books for pleasure, sometimes writing about them for work. Now to estimate that I’ve finished 10 in the past few years might be generous. read more

Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading - The Atlantic

Longer books, for example, are considered less “fun”; in addition, some librarians, teachers, and parents are noticing a decline in kids’ reading stamina after the disruption of the pandemic. read more

Q&A: Raising Kids Who Want To Read : NPR Ed : NPR

In his new book, Raising Kids Who Read, Daniel Willingham wants to be clear: There's a big difference between teaching kids to read and teaching them to love reading. And Willingham, a parent ... read more

10 kids’ books that made us fall in love with reading

7. “Octagon Magic” by Andre Norton. Diana Maiden Aiken: “I remember going to the library, week after week, checking out books, liking them alright, but not enough to stop saying I’m bored ... read more

Kate DiCamillo: Why Kids Books Should Be a Little Sad | TIME

Why Children’s Books Should Be ... I read Love, and I want you to know that when I turned the page and ... talking to 900 kids, and I did what I always do: I told them about being sick all the ... read more

I wanted my kids to love books. So why did I stop reading them myself ...

My plan when I ran into Barnes & Noble was to use the restroom, buy myself a book, then hop on the subway to my next meeting. This might have happened had I not passed through the children&… ... read more