Do you struggle to get your kids excited about reading? There are a few reading “sins” that may affect a child’s love of reading. Find out how to fix these common mistakes while reading to kids.
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Fighting back when kids want to reread the same story
Rereading the same book night after night can be exhausting for parents. You get tired of the same story and the same rhymes. You can repeat them without looking at the pages. While this may be annoying to you, hearing the same story over and over is actually really beneficial to kids.
Celebrating diversity is always important, but it is even more important right now. It is crucial that we teach kids about celebrating differences as well as recognizing the similarities between us. Today I’m happy to share a group of new children’s books about diversity that can help you tackle these subjects with kids of all ages.
We are surrounded by technology all day long. As a bookworm, I pushed back hard against the rise of the e-reader. My sister and I stood in solidarity that we would NOT give up our hardcover and paperback books in favor of another screen. And yet, even we eventually fell and started reading on e-readers. (Even though we still read regular books more often than not). But with the rise of e-readers, tablets, and smartphones, there is the fear that kids are reading less, and becoming more addicted to screens. So I’m sharing my tips on how to raise a bookworm in the digital age.
The election will be here before you know it. It will offer lots of opportunities to talk to kids about presidents, what they do, and the ones who have come before. So we are thrilled to share these fun president books for kids. They may inspire kids to raise their own voices and change the world on their own. Plus, we paired them with a fun writing activity to get kids thinking about what they want in a president.
The bugs are back! My daughter has started paying more attention to the bugs around us this year, so we are spending more time reading about them. This list of children’s books about bugs explores a variety of insects, encouraging kids to take a second look at the miraculous creatures around them.
Emotions can be a difficult thing to understand – no matter what age you are. We teach kids about feelings early on, but we often teach them in very simple terms. Kids can recognize early on if they are happy, sad, or angry. But what about the times that they feel more than one thing at once? Today I am sharing a fun picture book about emotions that introduces kids to the possibility of feeling multiple things at once.
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Hamilton is coming to Disney+ and I don’t know about you, but I am excited! Whether you are a Broadway fan or not, chances are you know about the show and may even know some of the songs. And now we all have a chance to see the original cast perform it together. I will definitely be watching it, and I think there are lots of reasons why teens should watch Hamilton too!
We went camping in tents and cabins a lot when I was a kid. My daughter has already shown an interest in going camping, but until we do go on our own trip, these camping toys and books for kids have helped us to pretend!
My daughter loves to dance. Not a day goes by that we are not dancing around the house to one song or another. I’m sure she gets it from me, since I am usually dancing while I cook, wait in line, or drive the car. To feed our love of dance and movement, I decided to gather some of our favorite children’s books about dancing. I hope your little dancers enjoy them as well!