Why You Should Read To Your Children Analysis

Why You Should Read To Your Children

I have a four year old son, and I read to him every single night. I believe that reading to him encourages his imagination, literary skills and helps us to build a bond. When I read to my son I can the little wheels in his head turning. He asks questions, and tells me what about the story that he thinks is interesting and what he would change. Often times when we are playing together he will bring something I read to him from a story into his imaginative play time.
I started reading to my son when he was very young. He was a late talker, but once he started talking he picked up words and meanings so quickly. A few months ago we were in the car and I was lecturing him about having an attitude and he said to me, “Mom, you’re manipulating me.” And he used the word correctly pertaining to what he was feeling. He surprises me every day with his comprehension of words. I truly believe his vocabulary and literary skills are due to his father and I reading to him every night before bed. …show more content…
A trip to Hastings or the library can turn in to a great adventure for us. Sometimes we even go to story time at our local public library. It has become something special my son and I are able to do together. He also relies on us to read to him every night. It is part of his routine, snuggle time with mom and dad, and the journey he gets to take before he goes off in to dream land. We all stop what we’re doing to participate in story time at night. It’s a way for us to show our son no matter how busy we get or how often we have to