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