I’ve always been a reader. As a kid my favorite thing to do was to hide out in my room or some other quiet spot and read books. I probably got it from my parents who were both readers and always read to me, and, of course, I want the same for my kids.
I’ve always been a reader. As a kid my favorite thing to do was to hide out in my room or some other quiet spot and read books. I probably got it from my parents who were both readers and always read to me, and, of course, I want the same for my kids.John and I started reading to Cooper before he was born; we read to him when he was an infant, and we made reading books part of our normal bedtime routine for Cooper, and then Dexter when he was born.
There are studies that show that reading to your kids helps them do better in school; it helps them learn language and communication, and helps them learn things like cause and effect and concentration. All of these things are important to me, but there are even better reasons to read to our kids. I like that it’s quiet time we spend together. We all relax a bit and maybe even cuddle together. It’s a great way to help teach or encourage the kids to do new things without nagging them. The kids hear me tell them to use the potty, or relax and go to sleep, or share their toys a million times a day, but when I read a book about a character they can relate to and they’re doing those things it makes more of an impression on them. I also love the conversations we have while reading; the kids often ask questions or tell me stories.
I’m sorry to say that with Cooper in preschool, our busy schedule, and a new baby in the house, I haven’t been reading to the kids as much as I should be. I plan to make reading to the kids more of a priority each day. In fact, I took the LeapFrog Reading Month Pledge to read to my kids at least 20 minutes each day.
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LeapFrog recently sent us the Tag Book Pal and the Toddler Milestones book set to go along with it. Cooper and Dexter have both been excited about it, but it’s really been perfect for Dexter. The books in the Toddler Milestones set are: Count Leap to Sleep, Leap’s New Potty!, How Are You Feeling?, and Things To Do With Baby. It really couldn’t be a better set for Dexter since we’re in the middle of potty training, dealing with tantrums and difficulties getting him to sleep, and we have a new baby in the house. Dexter loves the books and loves that he can “read” them by himself. In fact, he sometimes chooses the Tag books as his bedtime stories so he can “read” to John.
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You can also enter to win LeapFrog Tag books right here. I’m giving away one (1) Leapfrog prize pack to a U.S. reader. Prize items include: Tag Leap and the Lost Dinosaur, Tag Get Ready for Kindergarten, Tag Junior Toddler Milestones, Tag Junior Animals Around the World. Approximate value of prize pack items is $50.
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Piggy and gerald series by mo willens (sp?). Or a polar bear can swim. ( It mentions cows going pooh 15 times a day and poohs a hilarious subject right now for my 4 year old :/ )
I like reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See with my daughter. She loves it!
Right now he loves it when his dad reads all his Mickey Mouse and Curious George books to him.
My boys LOVE any book by Sandra Boynton!
We read all books with animals in them, and trains.
We love all the dr. seuss books
Hard choice between Caps for Sale & Make Way for Ducklings 🙂
Anything by Mo Willems and Steven Kellogg. Thanks for the giveaway!
we like clifford the big red dog
I love to read “But No Elephants!” to my kids. It was my favorite book when I was little.
we love hop on pop
I love to read I’ll love you forever, Robert Munch
Hippos Go Berserk!
hi Pizza man! It’s a really fun book 🙂
I like to read Guess How Much I Love You to my children.
Godilocks and the 3 bears.
15 Animals by Sandra Boyton
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Goodnight Moon
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Right now our 2 favorites are Snuggle Puppy and I love my Daddy
We love to read the Gruffalo!
we like the lorax.
We like “That is not my penguin”
Can’t go wrong with My World , Runaway Bunny, and Goodnight Moon! 🙂
Goodnight Moon
I love to read my toddler good night moon!
Both of my children love any and all books read to them! It’s so hard to pick a favorite.