Does your dc ever see you sitting down in a comfortable armchair reading a book (and for longer than 10 seconds)?
I want to bring dc up in a household where reading is valued and important, to help him develop a love of reading himself. So we read books, especially before bedtime, and we sing songs and rhymes, and we look at alphabet letters and point them out in the street, and so on...But, I'm very conscious that he never actually sees me or dh sitting down for any length of time and clearly enjoying a good book ourselves, although doing so would probably do more to help instill a love of reading in him than any other activity.
Mainly we can't because we're too busy and knackered looking after said dcs! I can't sit down for any length of time to do anything because eldest dc is 3 and never stops, and youngest is 6m.
I'm after any tips/thoughts/advice please. If you manage it with a 3yo or thereabouts, how do you do it in practical terms?
Thanks.
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Does your dc see you sitting down and reading a book?
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Bouviergirl · 06/07/2011 22:00
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06/07/2011 23:23
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