When you have kids are you going to make them read?
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Re: When you have kids are you going to make them read?
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Well, I'm glad to hear that it's not just my child! I think the videogames and social networking are generational things. I mean, I played Nintendo when I was a kid, but I did lots of other things as well. Today, these kids think that they're gonna die if they're not staring at a screen every minute of the day!!! All we can do is limit access and hope that they grow out of it, I guess!khudecek wrote:Ditto! My kids are both in advanced reading and don't meet their accelerated reading goals (AR). They both have As in reading and are in the highest reading groups at school. But instead of sitting in front of the TV all day, they play on the Wii or sit on social networking by the hour. Very frustrating. I can't wrap my mind around it. I love them dearly but I'd love to burn that Wii to the ground!LivreAmour217 wrote:I have a son, and over summer vacation I make him read every day for at least 30 minutes. He is an enigma to me: an advanced reader who doesn't enjoy reading (he gets the former from me, and the latter from my husband, I think). If I didn't make him read over the summer, he would just sit in front of the TV all day!! During the school year, it's not an issue because he has to read a book of his choice for 20 minutes every night, Monday through Thursday.
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You won't have to. The schools will do it for you.Spontaneo wrote:I would never force my child.
I don't understand why my kids don't like to read. It blows my mind. I've tried to reason with them and beg them and still they won't pick up a book. I've tried getting them books on topics that they are interested in. They might read a few pages or skim through it and cast it aside.
They aren't video game junkies. They never play them. They aren't TV buffs, so that isn't the problem. One of my sons is a computer guru and designs things for simulators while my other son is a bicycle enthusiast.
Why can't they take 20 minutes a day to pick up a book?
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I love the idea that you had family reading time! I think I need to start implementing that, fantastic! Thank you, Buchaca21!Buchacha21 wrote:My parents started reading to me as an infant. Much of our family time revolved around reading, either in the evenings around the table with a mug of tea or around the fire when we were camping. I fully intend to do the same with my children - make it an enjoyable experience anywhere we go.