The rise of new technologies. separates us, as well as the little ones, from the pleasure that immersing ourselves in the adventures written in a book either in digital format or on paper (although, personally, I prefer the book of a lifetime for our children).
While is true that up to 6 or 7 years, most children are not able to read because your brain is not yet mature enough to perform such an action, we should not wait until then to initiate them in a hobby that is healthy for the mind and enriching for the spirit as it is the reading. If you have a child between the ages of 2 and 6 and you want motivate you to read, you may be interested in these tips:
- The most important is do not make the hobby an obligation. When reading becomes an order on the part of adults, the child will not process reading as something that he likes by your own choice, if not as something that you have to necessarily like since your elders tell you so.
- Preach by example, and this is something we have to do with everything, including reading. If our children see us all day glued to the television, computer, cell phones, etc… We cannot expect them to pick up a book and sit down and read quietly for 20 or 30 minutes. Therefore, it is necessary that they see in us an example to follow.
- Attends your tastes, take him to buy books and that he can be the one who chooses them. This will not only show you that you respect their decisionsIf not, having chosen something of your interest, you will be more motivated to know what awaits you on those pages.
Do not forget accompany them in their reading. You may have to solve a couple of doubts at the end of their reading time but you will see that it is a very exciting moment in which you will again bring out your inner child and with which you will strengthen the affective bond between them.