I did not start reading with both my boys very early. Myself wasn’t a reader. I did get them books and stuffs since they young but the habit is not there. I guess we resort to other alternative like”educational video” toys etc….
Books was really not our strength. You know how funny it is I actually met a few very unique people around me, whom I felt its an angel sent by God to tell me that “you need to do this! Make your child read! Start young!”
Well, what’s the odd that you visit a regular mamak and the owner one day suddenly tells you that we should go to church. I wasn’t annoyed.
What’s the odd that during a flight in recent getaway, I sat beside a wonderful lady who is a avid reader, plus writer, plus blogger, plus public speaking trainer plus plus plus. She was so kind to share some very valuable tips of raising a kids to read, the importance of reading, the method to use, simple and practical and easy put to practice method.
And how I see the people that come and go in my life, who reads a lot, who don’t read, how they differs, how I differ…. And how much I hear, read, or told that what’s NOT to give to young child, e.g TV, gadgets, iPad, etx…..
It’s a struggle to get rid of what’s not to have. Not to say to nil, but really establish a weekly schedule of minimum of those, at the same time maintain the balance. Balance whereby I see the boys finding activities that I rest assured they will be benefited at the same time long enough to occupy them for 30min or more.
I Can proudly say they no longer need to glued to tv so much. We can survive without tv on weekdays. I see them heading to bookshelves the minute they wake up, and start reading it. Yes even Jude will pretend he is reading and he actually could recite some of the phrases.
I am proud that they will request to do mazes exercise, scissors skills work sheets, cut and paste activities instead of tv. I know they still love tv, but not it could be subsidies with other.
