Bonding With Books

Creating a Parent/Child Book Club

By Gwen Morrison

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Sanders says that these types of books allow for more of an interactive process when she and her 6-year-old daughter are reading together. What is even most encouraging to Sanders is that her young daughter is often telling stories to her about things that have happened in school that relate to the context of the books they have read, and she draws parallels to her own life. This is a clear indication that she is absorbing the messages the books are sending out.

For the younger child, it is important to keep reading fun. Create a colorful chart to keep tabs of all the books that the two of you have

read together in your personal book club, or set a goal for reading and present an award when it is reached. Older children, who can read independently, are more likely to want more input into the books that are chosen for your book club. Plan a trip to the library, equipped with the latest reading lists for his age group, and let him choose the books that interest him.

"I like to let my older son choose one and then I choose the next one," says Davis, who has created a parent/child book club for her two youngest children. "The great thing about chosing a book is that I can pick something that he may not have thought of, but I know he will love it when we read it together. We generally take out two of the same book and read it at the same time, when possible. Sometimes he gets ahead of me!"

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Want to see more?

Comments

There are no comments for this article yet.Be the first to

Post As:

Enter your comment below:

Title

Comment Text

CAPTCHA

Please note that any comments submitted become the property of Disney Family / iParenting and can be edited and posted at our discrection.

daily pregnancy info find out more

Enter your due date for daily updates about your body and your baby. To determine your due date, click here.

due date: