Encourage a love of reading

Encourage a love of books and reading from an early age by regularly sharing books with your baby or toddler.

 

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Make time every day to read with your child. Children love to be read to and bed time is the ideal opportunity to wind down together. Switch off your phone, the TV or computer and find somewhere quiet without any distractions.

 

Do ask your child (if they are old enough) to choose a book. Sharing books with your toddler has chosen shows you care what they think and they are more likely to engage with the book.

 

Find a comfy, cosy spot so that you can sit close together. Look at the book together. Encourage your child to hold the book or help turn the pages. Even babies that are too young to understand the story will be soothed and calmed by your voice when you share a book with them.

 

Talk about the book together. Point at the pictures and encourage them to tell the story by looking at the pictures. This will help children understand relationships and helps develop language skills before they learn to read.

 

Use funny voices and expressions to make your time together fun. It doesn’t matter how long you read together as long as you both enjoy it.