10 Ways Parents (inadvertently) Discourage Their Kids from Being Readers

''Posted on the Squeetus Blog May 29, 2006 03:14 PM PST. '' And the reason too important to put in a numbered list: Tell them a certain book or genre is too young for them
 * 1) Neglect to make regular family library visits
 * 2) Stop reading aloud (I know parents who still read to their teens)
 * 3) Don’t read books where the kids can see them (this goes for fathers especially, for some reason)
 * 4) Don’t talk about books over dinner
 * 5) Overlook the fact that a good family activity might be going to hear a writer speak at a bookstore or book festival
 * 6) Designate the books in the family library as too precious for little kids to touch
 * 7) Don’t read the books their kids are reading
 * 8) Have a home that doesn’t accommodate reading (too formal, too noisy, not enough good reading lighting, or just no books or magazines around)
 * 9) Schedule so many activities that the kids don’t have time to pick up a book
 * 10) Believe that  their  childhood favorites are the only acceptable choices and are bound to also delight their children (some fateful examples:  Treasure Island ,  Call of the Wild ,  Wind in the Willows ,  Johnny Tremain )

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