In an age when the world seems to be slowly but surely turning away from books and getting glued to monitors or television screens, the importance of developing a passion for reading cannot be overlooked. Reading is a habit and should be established when a child is relatively young.

But what can you do to foster this habit?

Enroll your son or daughter for reading classes:
There are many well structured after school reading classes that aim to draw kids to books. They help kids with diction, idioms and phrases. For young kids, these classes can be fun with animated characters and pictures. Illustrated picture books, rhymes, silly songs and pretend stories all attract the young child. Be creative to capture the child’s vivid imagination.

Pique your son or daughter’s interest:
If your son or daughter has a favorite character, pick a series of books that features this character. For my son, it was Spiderman. Thanks to friendly neighborhood spidey, my son latched on to comics fairly early in his childhood. And I learned to face paint Spiderman and many other charactersas well. It’s a great way to have fun too. Find out more Easy face painting

Create a home-library:
A skill like reading cannot be learnt in isolation. Do not leave all the hard work to the after school program. Pick up books that you think your son or daughter will like.