15 Tips Parents can use to Encourage their kids to Read?

Children of today are extremely smart and adept at doing the things their parents or other adults do routinely. They can operate smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices with ease and even explain certain functions that their parents are unable to do. Sometimes, children also indulge in adult talk and understand each and everything quickly. They are fearless and want to try their hands at every activity. But, when these same children are introduced to the world of books, they start throwing tantrums as they want to enjoy their video games on mobile phones. Nowadays, children are owning mobile phones as well. Parents try their level best to encourage their children to read books but all their efforts go in vain as children become rather angry with them and start hitting their parents as well. It is important to curb a child’s bad habits as quickly as possible. But, it is also essential that they develop a love for reading books. Because if they don’t, then books will vanish from the face of the earth. Not a single child will show any interest in books in the future. In today’s world, only a small population of children are enjoying the world of books. In this blog, we will be discussing 15 tips that parents can make use of when encouraging their fussy child to read. 15 Tips Parents can use to encourage their child to read Books

1. Depending on your child’s oral skills, ask him/her to read a story or you can read out them a story as well. This will have their interest glued to the book and they will be much more eager to move on to the next page.

2. Try to read as many stories with your child in a single day as possible. This will bring in your child a lot of awareness, develop their phonemic sense and they will also be introduced to newer concepts every day.

3. When you give your child ample amounts of reading material at home, he/she develops better reading skills that allow them to better perform on standardized tests. So, maintain reading material as per your child’s reading skills and level.

4. You can even engage your children in everyday practical reading. Make sure they keep reading wherever they go such as a mall, movie theatre etc. Allow them to read menus at restaurants, game guides that come along with video or board games etc. This will encourage your child to read more and more when they go out or are interacting with a new thing at home.

5. Make good use of technology for your kids by installing apps that help them with their reading sessions. Also, install language apps by which they can learn new words and languages at their own pace and time. E-learning can also be used in schools so that children’s self-esteem and confidence levels can rise.

6. E-readers can help children immensely and can be curated for their specific needs as well. Children with learning disabilities can also gain several benefits from e-readers. 7. Allow your children to choose what they want to read. This will improve their reading skills after they pick whatever they like be it a magazine, comic or short novel.

8. Make sure your children are choosing books according to their age group. These choices will help them to develop into better readers for life.

9. Apart from reading apps, you can also install apps that help your kids do something creative while they are using your smartphone or their tablets. This will assure you that their time is being well-spent and they are not coming across untoward advertising or content. Parents can even install a timer feature on the apps that will give children a break when the time of the app runs out.

10. Make sure you are also involved along with your child in their reading sessions. When children will receive praise and encouragement from your side, they will keep trying extra hard to become good readers.

11. You can also read aloud to your child regularly. Read to them their favourite story books time and again, daily.

12. Try to bring books into your conversations with your child. Ask them which books they are currently reading and what are they going to read next. Similarly, tell your books to your child when he/she asks you the same question.

13. Bring your reading sessions to life. Try out a recipe you have read together, or discuss an article in a magazine or newspaper.

14. Playing reading games along with your child develops their interest in reading more and more books.

15. Lastly, make sure your child is ready to read at a particular time. The child should not be cranky and sleepy during the reading hour. So, these are our top 15 pointers for parents who are trying to encourage their children to read. These are very simple points, some of which you can easily apply in your daily lives. We hope that you loved reading this blog. We will be back with yet another exciting blog for you all. Till then, keep reading and having fun.