What kind of family is more likely to raise children who love reading?

Some people say that this is an era of \”swiping the screen\”, and it is not so easy for children to pick up books and read. Every time we talk about reading, there are always parents who say: \”It\’s too difficult.\” \”Books can\’t compete with electronic products.\” \”I bought a lot of books, but my children can\’t even read them at home.\” \”My children are addicted to watching short videos, what? How can reading become so addictive when we are young? \”As parents, we hope that our children can develop a good habit of reading, and we have invested a lot of time and money, but for some reason, we have had little effect. In fact, no child loves to read when he is born. Cultivating a child\’s interest in reading is a long process. In cultivating children\’s reading habits, parental education and family environment play a decisive role. Today’s article provides some practical methods. I believe everyone will be inspired after reading it. 01 Create a good early language environment. How should parents enlighten infants and young children in reading between one and three years old? Here is a simple and effective way – talk to your children more. Dr. Dana Susskind, professor of gynecology and pediatrics at the University of Chicago and founder of the 30 Million Words Initiative at the University of Chicago Medicine, and her team found that what parents say to children before they are three years old directly affects their brains. development. She wrote in her book \”Parents\’ Language\”: The early language environment is the key to affecting a child\’s final learning ability, that is, how much and how parents should speak to their children. The more children experience their parents\’ language, the better their language skills will be. In other words, the more you talk to your babies, toddlers, and school-age children, the smarter they will become. This reminds us as parents that we can consciously talk to and respond to our children more from the time they are born. For example: singing, reading aloud, making up stories, playing games, chatting while walking, chatting while playing with each other, chatting before going to bed… The more conversations between parents and children, the faster the children\’s vocabulary will grow and their language skills will increase. The stronger it is, the more active the brain is and the faster the thinking develops. Children will also gain positive influence when they grow up in a language-rich environment. On the contrary, if we don\’t speak to children, they will not be able to learn language. The richer the vocabulary a child hears and uses, the more brain connections there will be in the language center, and reading will become easier. 02 Provide convenience at home and let children get close to books. This is a product of the environment. A suitable environment can encourage children to take the initiative to do things consistent with the environment. I know a young man born in the 1990s who loves reading. When he was a child, there were not many children\’s books on the market, and his parents rarely bought him extracurricular books to read. However, his grandfather liked reading and had a small bookcase in his room. It is filled with books collected by grandpa. He couldn\’t understand those books at the time, but he read them with great interest every time. Gradually, I formed a habit: as soon as I went to my grandpa’s house, I would go into his room and read a book. As time passed, he became more and more interested in books. The cultivation of children\’s interest in reading is often inseparable from the influence of this kind of environment. There is a saying that goes well: \”Reading is the best family tradition, and bookshelves are the best real estate.\” Creating a reading environment is very important. First, parents love to read, and children also think that reading is as natural as eating and sleeping. Second, there must be books at home.When a child wants to read, he can just pick up a book and read it. Adults may wish to buy more books and put them at home. You can set up a small bookshelf in the living room or child\’s room. No matter how big or small, you can create a reading atmosphere. This is a reading corner for your child. When he wants to read, he can read at will. A reading light can also be placed next to the child\’s bed, so that parents can tell stories to their children before going to bed and slowly develop their children\’s interest in reading. Making sure your child has a book readily available when they want to read is one of the most natural ways to develop a reading habit in your child. In addition, often take your children to libraries or bookstores. These places can not only provide a comfortable reading environment, but also stimulate children\’s interest in reading. People shuttle among the bookshelves and stalls, selecting their favorite books, and children sit on the floor and read books with gusto. In this environment filled with the fragrance of books, children are easily influenced. When taking children out to play, bookstores should also be listed as one of the most visited destinations. 03 Parents pay enough attention to cultivating reading habits. Some mothers asked: \”My child\’s father and I really don\’t like reading, and we can\’t set a good example for our children. What should we do in this situation?\” Some parents complained: \” Why does my child only like to watch TV and play games and not read?” Regarding these two questions, parents need to ask themselves: Do you really pay attention to reading? Many adults regard their children\’s lack of reading as a matter of interest or a lack of enthusiasm for learning, and then conclude that this child is not good at reading. In fact, the development of children\’s reading habits requires parents\’ patience and a lot of companionship time in the early stage, whether it is early reading enlightenment, parent-child reading, or taking children to buy books and read books… If a child does not like reading, it is most likely because Parents never really paid attention to reading. For example: some parents think their children\’s books are expensive, and a picture book will be gone after just a few pages. The money is not worth spending; some parents buy books and leave them to their children to read by themselves. Without early shared reading and supervision, children will not be able to read them. They naturally fall into the arms of mobile phones and TVs, because they provide richer and fresher audio-visual stimulation; some parents think that books other than textbooks are just idle books and are not helpful for learning, so they simply don’t read them… Adults really have imagination. Does China attach so much importance to children’s reading? The answer is worth pondering. Children\’s love of reading is probably what every parent eagerly looks forward to, but it also requires time and effort to cultivate. If parents attach importance to reading, children will also attach importance to it. This emphasis does not mean that parents should read books every day. It means whether parents are willing to clear obstacles for their children\’s reading, create a good environment, and provide Appropriate support. I know many parents. Although they themselves have no reading habit, their children are fascinated by books. A young friend once told me that his mother’s education level was not high. Although she had no habit of reading, she always believed that reading was a good thing. My mother, who is usually diligent and thrifty, has never been ambiguous about buying books. When she was a child, every time her friends were reading, she would always quietly exit the room to give her children a quiet environment. Now asToday, this young friend has accumulated hundreds of books. If parents bury the seeds of reading in their children\’s hearts when they are very young, the children will gradually develop a consistent passion for reading. Even if your attention comes a little late, don’t worry. It’s never too late to start reading. Even if your child is now in senior grade, you still have enough time to guide your child to read. Parents\’ recognition of reading is the invisible key that opens the door to children\’s reading. 04 Know how to care for children’s interest in reading. In life, many parents attach great importance to cultivating reading habits, but unfortunately, it is not that children don’t like reading. If a child is very resistant to reading, the essence is that reading brings him too many bad feelings. In life, many parents are well aware of the benefits of reading, especially its auxiliary role in subject learning. Indeed, reading is good for children’s learning. As Teacher Dou Guimei, the principal of the Primary School Affiliated to Tsinghua University, said: \”In all subjects that children learn, the ultimate test is reading level.\” However, many parents hold too high expectations to cultivate their children\’s reading habits, mistakenly thinking that literacy is reading; choose When reading, the main thing is to see whether it is helpful for learning; when children are reading, there are many requirements for memory and recitation… If you pay too much attention to the results of anything, you will lose the joy in the process, and your interest will gradually be worn away. There is a passage in the \”Reading Handbook\”: \”We must ensure that children\’s early reading experience is not painful at all. Only in this way, whether now or in the future, will they return to reading happily. But if this experience is repeated If it is full of pain, then we can only cultivate school readers instead of lifelong readers. \”Too utilitarian will only turn reading into a burden for children.\” Reading is a lifelong task, and it is difficult to see immediate results in the short term. Language expression, learning ability, concentration, broadening horizons and structure, etc. are all the results of long-term accumulation and cannot be rushed at all. As long as children read more books, one day, the knowledge and ideas gained from reading will in turn nourish their learning and life. Before that, we should teach our children to enjoy reading and help them find the joy of reading in books. Even if your child occasionally reads some leisurely books, there is no need to be overly nervous. I once chatted with several friends who love reading about the first books they read in their lives. Without exception, everyone talked about the idle books in the eyes of their parents: \”Harry Potter\”, \”The Swordsman\” and \”Galaxy Empire\”. 》…Childhood\’s leisure books became an early motivation for them to develop reading habits. Mr. Mo Yan also mentioned his experience of reading leisurely books in his book \”The Singing Wall\”: \”I was really obsessed with reading when I was a child. At that time, there were neither movies nor TV, nor even radios. In that cultural environment, Reading \”Xianshu\” has become my greatest pleasure. My father opposed me reading \”Xianshu\”, probably because he was afraid that I would be poisoned by the book and become a bad person; he was even more afraid that I would delay cutting grass and herding sheep because of reading \”Xianshu\”; Reading \”Xianshu\” can only be like the secret activities of the underground party. \”But it is these \”Xianshu\” that opened the door to Mo Yan\’s reading world. Almost every child will go through this stage of reading \”idle books\”, because the so-called \”idle books\”, sometimes it can let them taste the sweetness of reading. As children read more, they gradually develop personal judgment and learn to choose books that suit them. Therefore, if the books your children like to read now are not in line with your expectations, don’t stop them too harshly. Because this kind of liking is very short-lived most of the time, what he likes now does not mean that he will only read this genre in the future; if he is not willing to read the book you want to recommend to him now, it does not mean that he will not open it again in the future. As long as you give them some time and more guidance, you don\’t have to worry too much about \”idle books\” bringing bad things to your children. If we force our children to read the books that you think are the most nutritious, how can we develop the habit of reading for the sake of reading? In early children\’s reading, children must feel fun in reading, and let interest drive children to take the initiative to read. As long as parents pay enough attention and have enough patience, it is really not difficult at all to raise a child who loves to read. Click \”Like\” at the end of the article, hoping that reading will accompany your children\’s growth.