| All children love colorful books from a very young age, | | | | can relate to the story and the characters in it. |
| and parents should provide information and | | | | Along with books, you should also encourage your |
| entertainment provided by good books to encourage | | | | child to color in special coloring books with crayons or |
| their kids to read. | | | | color pencils. This develops their motor skills and their |
| Kids nowadays have many different media sources to | | | | eye to hand co-ordination at an early age. It also gives |
| absorb knowledge and entertainment, including books, | | | | them an exercise in creativity as they get to decide |
| television, computers, etc. Many kids like to play video | | | | which colors to use and participate in completing a |
| games and also surf the internet, but books should not | | | | piece of artwork. As the kid grows up, you can also |
| be forgotten altogether. Reading can actually be | | | | enroll him or her in a library and encourage him or her |
| relaxing, unlike some computer games which might | | | | to access books of their choice to read. The child will |
| actually excite the kid. Kids should therefore be | | | | slowly transition from children's books to novels and |
| encouraged to read books as a relaxation activity. | | | | hardbacks in due time. |
| You could start by showing them wordless colorful | | | | As they grow older, subscribe to books such as |
| books when they are very young, followed by books | | | | "National Geographic", which can be very useful for |
| with simple wordings linked to matching photos. Since | | | | increasing their knowledge in history, geography and |
| some of these books are expensive, you could join a | | | | science. The kids will appreciate such books as they |
| library and find the books there. That way the kid will | | | | grow older only if you have inculcated this habit at a |
| always have a variety of books at hand. You can | | | | very young age. |
| nowadays also get many books from internet sites | | | | Most of the child's heroes are also derived from |
| such as Half.com, which is a subsidiary of Ebay, where | | | | children's books. These heroes teach them about right |
| books are available at a fraction of their retail price. | | | | and wrong and also how taking a wrong step could |
| You can also leave books in the bathroom and in | | | | affect their future. Children therefore see those |
| other rooms, so that the child can read anywhere he | | | | characters as role models and try to emulate them in |
| or she desires to and the child will be reminded to do | | | | life. Also some books such as "Bob the Builder" teach |
| so when he or she sees the books. You can also | | | | children about the role of machines in our lives in a fun |
| read to your child at night as they fall asleep. It might | | | | and informative way. |
| give them sweet dreams and you will make an impact | | | | So, by providing good books to your children, you can |
| on their life by reading at night. You can also show the | | | | ensure that they blossom into good, wise, intelligent, |
| child pictures while reading the story so that the kid | | | | educated and informed human beings. |