Reading to my kids

Well, I don’t actually have a photo of myself reading to my kids…kinda wish I did…so this will have to do, just to get the point across.

I loved reading to my kids. I hope they loved it too, but honestly it would be the highlight of my day and I was distraught if I got home too late to do so. My oldest let me read to her the longest – she might have even been a teenager – as it was just such a good bonding experience.

I’m sure most everyone has read that reading to your kids has great benefit – it inspires a love of reading and an appreciation for the love between parents and their children. I feel bad for kids who don’t get this simple benefit, for reasons well beyond their control.

I started reading to them long before they could understand what I was reading, but looking at the pictures, helping turn the pages, it was all so good.

Reading is probably my favorite activity even now, and I am very glad to say that all four of my kids love to read, and do so whenever they have free time. They have also learned to write and do so with with some amount of skill.

I now cannot wait to be able to read to my grandkids! I hope my kids will let me.