Read!!

Getting the girls to read nowadays is not as easy as before. There are so much distractions like the tv, ipad and even the phone. It has becoming quite difficult to get Bella and Tasha to lie down in bed and listen to bedtime stories anymore (or is it because mommy fell asleep before them?? Haha..) They always wanna play with each other, poking and laughing and singing..
It’s really entertaining to see them having fun but you know, the first 7 years of their life is so important because this is the time which their brain develop the most and absorbs everything we teach them easily. Being a (almost) kiasu parents.. we always wants the best for them. Hence the effort to make reading fun!! Yes, reading is fun! But how do you make it fun for a toddler? (two of them actually!) This is actually an advice we got from a professional.. Besides the usual advice like colourful books, big fonts, interesting pictures, 3D is even better to stimulate their senses.. it’s also better to leave the books on the floor instead of keeping it neat and tidy on the book rack! Say what?? Yes, leave it on the floor!! *clean-freak mommy alert!!*

And let them choose themselves…

It gives them the option to choose..

They might change books every few minutes but it’s ok..

The most important thing is actually to develop the interest to read.
Yes, the keyword is interest!!

Once the interest is there, it is much more easier to get them to sit down and appreaciate the book! But of course, having said all that, parents or guardian guidance is very important, try to sit down with them while they choose their book and read together.. That is equal to quality time!! So, forgive me if you see my children’s playroom is in a mess. That is the part of learning!! And me, slowly learning to be less clean-freak!! *breath mommy breath* XO
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