Read to My Children Every Day

It made me

very happy!

How I did it: I read to my boys from the time they were babies on. I wasn't always great at doing it every night but I did my best. Once my oldest learned to read he started reading to my youngest as his reading homework each night. It was the sweetest thing to have the boys share their love of reading and spend that time together. I also think this helped make my oldest son so much better at reading out loud. Now both boys are old enough to read their own books each night, which they do. It is a wonderful thing to have them love going to the bookstore almost as much as I do but it is bittersweet given how quickly they are growing up. I am taking it off of my list because this is to instilled in them that they don't have to be told, they just grab a book when they get into bed each night and read for 30 minutes before they turn the lights out. I am so glad I did this!! Read how I did it… 10 months ago

It made me

How I did it: ...if you pick the right books. Ones that matter to you, not only to the kids. For me, that meant no Disney and no TV show stories...I just can't sit through the cheese. Not that I'm judging on those choices. For me, what worked were Newbery Award winners, Caldicotts, Kate Greenaways... I obviously side with the judges. The beautiful stories and illustrations made the experience of reading as worthwhile for me as the message was to the kids. Read how I did it… 2 years ago