tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post3246204798024257384..comments2024-03-27T17:32:22.512-05:00Comments on Review This Reviews!: How to Get Your Screen-Loving Kids to Read Books for Pleasure: A Book ReviewSylvestermousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13690700963857028874noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-12777337339574481132018-03-15T04:27:03.173-05:002018-03-15T04:27:03.173-05:00I'm afraid most of my reading is on my Kindle ...I'm afraid most of my reading is on my Kindle and online these days, too. But I developed my reading habit with real books. I think learning on books first before moving to screens is better for brain development. As children grow older, they do develop interests different from those of their parents and it is often easier to pursue the most recent information on those interests online. BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-51341280003158870862018-03-04T23:33:52.335-06:002018-03-04T23:33:52.335-06:00When the boys were young, reading to them, and hav...When the boys were young, reading to them, and have them reading to me was standard. Of course as they got older and of course, got cell phones, reading ended up being on their phones and online mostly. But the topics were nothing that would interest me - sports, their type of music, etc. I suppose as long they're reading something that's a good thing. Excellent advice and post here too Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436522337338948135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-88383664006461895722018-02-28T14:06:55.637-06:002018-02-28T14:06:55.637-06:00I was already hooked on reading before the first T...I was already hooked on reading before the first TV entered our home, and it had a hard time competing with my books. We had less books to choose from back then, and children's publishing was just starting to take off. There are more quality books for children today, but also more "junk." Not all the junk is harmful, but the amount of it makes the really good books harder to see. ItBarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-75646825258216345482018-02-28T12:31:47.075-06:002018-02-28T12:31:47.075-06:00I'm glad your son got his condition corrected ...I'm glad your son got his condition corrected and and began to enjoy reading as a pleasurable activity. I can't imagine a life without it. My brother also began to read a bit as an adult, but his tastes run more to nonfiction. BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-35762747777103950332018-02-28T09:15:04.617-06:002018-02-28T09:15:04.617-06:00I was fortunate that our children were also growin...I was fortunate that our children were also growing up during the time before laptops, cell phones, ipads, etc. We did have a television and it was pretty much the only competition to reading. I can only imagine how extremely difficult it is to get children to read today. I certainly agree with all of your suggestions. Reading to our children was something both my husband and I did without Sylvestermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690700963857028874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-27319719847993144712018-02-28T09:09:24.579-06:002018-02-28T09:09:24.579-06:00I've been a book reader all my life, stemming ...I've been a book reader all my life, stemming from a mom who read books constantly and read to us as children. Two of my 3 children were big book readers and love to read to this day. The oldest was discovered in first grade that he had Amblyopia (the lazy eye condition) and needed glasses and correction. After he finally learned to read, he wasn't interested in reading for fun. It took Wednesday Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125647693828663780noreply@blogger.com