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Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>24</strong> 20<strong>24</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 27<br />
Handing down<br />
your love of<br />
BY ISABELLE TERESA<br />
To inspire your child to read, the best way is to<br />
show them how much you love it. And what easier<br />
way than to share the books and stories that made<br />
you fall in love with reading yourself?<br />
This is a glorious opportunity for you to escape<br />
into nostalgia, reliving the joy of those words and<br />
pictures that fascinated your younger self. The<br />
warmth and pleasure will show in your voice and<br />
attention and your young’un should be hooked on<br />
the experience, whether they are understanding<br />
the words yet or not.<br />
Special books<br />
If you still have some of your old books, that’s<br />
perfect – for a toddler to handle hand-me-down,<br />
taped together, dog-eared books can start to teach<br />
lessons in itself, about age, sharing, and treating<br />
things as precious.<br />
Or if you don’t have them, head to the library – the<br />
classics are still in print.<br />
A special place<br />
A lovely way to make this an important time for you<br />
and your child is to set up a reading nook. Create<br />
a quiet, comfy space in your home, away from the<br />
main hustle and bustle. Cuddle your kiddie and<br />
read or show them your treasured books there.<br />
Let them know that the nook is a safe space for<br />
them to go to whenever they want some quiet<br />
time. They can look through the books on their<br />
own, or they can copy you by cuddling and telling<br />
stories to someone else – their toys, or a pet.<br />
Build reading into rituals as much as you can.<br />
Establish a time in the morning when you always<br />
look at books together, then encourage a time in<br />
the afternoon for them to go to the nook on their<br />
own. At bedtime, the toddler can go and choose<br />
the book for nighttime story that night, and after<br />
breakfast they have to go and put it back so it’s<br />
safe and ready for next time.<br />
A quick note of common sense – you might<br />
stumble across some language or characterisation<br />
that isn’t, shall we say, appropriate in modern times!<br />
You’re in charge, you’re reading it – so change the<br />
language, or if your kiddie is old enough, start a<br />
discussion about how things are different these<br />
days.<br />
If you’re a genuine lover of reading, chances are<br />
that your kid will be too – these stolen moments<br />
from busy days should become treats for yourself,<br />
for them, and for whoever their older selves pass<br />
this on to in time.<br />
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