What are the PROS and CONS of reading to your child daily?

I covered “Why you CAN’T skip reading to your child for 20 minutes per day” in a previous post. Today I want to focus on the pros and cons of reading to your child daily.

The PROS of reading to your child daily are that it...

• fosters parent-child bonding
• will help him/her to associate reading with emotional comfort and enjoyment
• prepares him/her for sleep if part of a bedtime routine
• improves motor skills when opening the book, turning pages and gripping with thumb and forefinger
• boosts brain development
• helps him/her to master language
• builds vocabulary and understanding
• develops sound recognition
• acts as a stepping stone for conversation
• develops the skill of logic when reading a story repeatedly
• teaches him/her about prediction
• develops the imagination
• develops and improves attention span and concentration
• is the start of understanding sequences, which is important for math, science and writing
• encourages a love of reading which is invaluable
• promotes discussion (which can contribute to dinner time conversation)
• promotes the development of healthy habits
• is relaxing and soothing and is good for stress reduction
• improves emotional and social development
• will become an activity that YOU can’t do without
• promotes cuddling, snuggling and sharing

This list is not exhaustive.

The CONS of reading to your child daily are that…

• you have to find time in your already busy schedule
• you have to be disciplined no matter how you feel on the day
• you have to manage your feelings of boredom due to monotony
• you have to get your child to bed before they are too tired for story time

It’s a no brainer. Are you convinced yet?

Further reading:

• https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-reading-why-you-should-read-everyday.html by Lana Winter-Hébert
• https://www.raisesmartkid.com/all-ages/1-articles/49-how-to-make-your-child-love-reading by Raising Smart Kids
• https://www.melbournechildpsychology.com.au/blog/the-many-benefits-of-reading-aloud-to-your-kids/ by Melbourne Child Psychology & School Psychology Services, Port Melbourne
• What is literacy? by Lianne Bantjes

To explore working with Lianne (online or face-to-face) in Randburg / Sandton and other areas in Johannesburg, contact her for a consultation to discuss how she can assist you.

Do you read a book in your daily lifestyle.. Is it your habit or not..??

Which types of book do you read in your day to day life..??

Do you know the advantages and disadvantages of reading a book...??

These are many questions which people think or have in their mind.

Perhaps I have these answer about these...

• "Books are our best friends..." As the quote suggests.

• By reading the book you cultivate new thoughts in your mind.

• These thoughts can change personality and behaviour

of an person.

• These creates and empact in persons life.

•Many different kinds of books are available...which gives different types of knowledge.

There are religious books which gives religious knowledge. Eucational books which give different types of education, how to skill or master vocabulary, grammer mistakes and many other like Information technology books like how to code, coding in different programming languages,web devloping,master backend and frontend, physiotherapy, psychology, brain anatomy, medicinal plants and it's uses, ayurveda, allopathy,vastu shastra, learn about The space anatomy and plantes,designing books like fashion design and interior design,food recipes books like how to cook, learn to draw books like how to draw for beginners,master sketching etc how to become an enterpreneur,managing finances, how to grow an business, etcAre also great topics of books are which are available and great to learn.

Autiobiography of famous person's life and their famous works which inspired us too.

Animated and creative books like Alice in wonderland, narnia, harry Potter, are quite famous.

There are many comics written by famous writters which are popular among most of the children's of the world.

Great articles published in books are also an kind of inspiration to many people.

These all types of books gives us knowledge and make our mind calm and strong .

Many people headed to library where there is a long bookshelves containing books... These books are actually knowledge which we can read and can give these knowledge to other people.

These books pages contain written articles which help you to speak their content in your own worlds in speeches during some events or programmes.

Perhaps., there are many things which we can learn from books but coming to the conclusion there are last I mentioned.

There had been an question why billionaire and trillioners reads books most times.

Might probably this would be an answer.

• The advantages of reading an books are as follows :-

° improve vocubalury

° improve skills

° improve creativity

° provide perspective

° fun to read

° Help you improve your professional life

° provide knowledge

• The disadvantages of reading an book are as follows :-

° consumes time

° spend money fast

° waste of time.

° people call you a nerd

° will power is needed

° weakens the eyesight

° infocrastination

• Reading books is most successful habit of succesful people's.

• Reading books had always been an advantageous, Disadvantages vivid ,and livings.

• The advantages of reading books is to get knowledge , education from the book.

• Reading books always consumes much of times so it had been an great disadvantages for most of the people's.

• The disadvantage of not reading a book is you can't take the knowledge or education from the book.