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Need Advice on Teaching 4 Year Old to Enjoy Books
Asked by B.R. from Detroit
on November 4, 2008
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Hello,
I have two boys who are 4 and 2 years old. Every night before bed time we have "Story Time" My two year old seems okay with story time but my four year old h...
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- Hi B., I have 2 boys also and we read at night but if one of them doesn't want to listen I don't force it. If you put an an empahsis on it he will probably keep rebe...
- ANY activity you can share with them at bedtime is beneficial. I read with my boys at bedtime until they wanted to have their own reading time (about 7-8 years old). ...
- B., Just read to your kids. Don't try to get you son reading also. Ignore the whole I don't like story time attitude. Choose stories that you know would interest y...
Best Book for Beginning to Read.
Asked by J.S. from Jacksonville
on August 15, 2011
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My daughter will be three next month. She already knows her alphabet by sight, and has for several months now. She likes for us to read to her, and I am wondering if w...
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- Get her a good picture dictionary and just keep reading to her. I agree with Denise P about Alphabet and opposite books too. No need to push her; she'll start readin...
- Hit the library!! They have a beginning readers section... start with level 1, and work her up. My kids are 6 and 7 and reading chapter books with no pictures, and I s...
- I wouldn't push her if she's getting frustrated. I would continue to do what you're doing and make sure you're not just pointing out words in books. Words in everyday ...
How to Teach Respect for Books
Asked by C.M. from San Francisco
on April 7, 2010
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Hello,
I am trying to come up with a way to teach my two year old daughter and, more so, my four year old son to respect books. They have some "nicer" books that a...
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- My 4 year old son loves books and is very gentle with books and I think it's because he's been taught the right way to handle them from birth. We have a huge library o...
- C.- I share your opinion regarding the respect for books, regardless if they're board books or nicer books. We have them separated in our kids rooms as well. Now ...
- Take the books out of reach. Your 2 year old is not quite old enough, but your 4 year old is definitely old enough to understand how to treat a book. He should get a...
Son Not Wanting to Read
Asked by J.V. from Las Vegas
on March 13, 2012
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For the past couple of days my son all of a sudden doesn't want to read. He's even told me he doesn't want to do his homework. I have tried to ask him why and all I ge...
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- Have you talked to his teacher? Is something going on in class, that he is turned off by reading now? Since it seems so sudden? Do kids make fun of him? Or the...
- I would not push him to read now. He's in kindergarten and has all summer to practice and the more you push the less fun reading will be for him. I think when he get...
- He sounds a bit burned out. I would lay off for a while and instead read to him.. Is spring break coming up? Give him a real break and do not push so much.. Thi...
Recommendations for Books on Discipline?
Asked by G.C. from San Francisco
on August 28, 2009
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Hi Mamas, I gave up reading books when my daughter was about six months old. I found them to be contradicting and confusing. Now that she's hitting the "terrible-twos"...
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- You have gotten lots of advice on what books to read, but here is some on how to read them: use the books not as recipes for "what to do," but as ammunition for your o...
- Greetings G.: As the mother of 5, a grandmother, and as a foster mother I just want to give you some wonderful news---- this to will pass!! In the great adventure of...
- well..."terrible-twos" toddles are getting a bad rap. toddles don't know what we know, so we need to be patient, hi G. I know the feeling, my grandchild is a busy b...
Getting Started on Learning How to Read
Asked by A.S. from Rochester
on July 1, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
My daughter is 3 years old and will be attending preschool this Fall. She is very verbal and communicates well. Now, I am thinking of how to teach her ho...
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- I LOVE to read, and I hope my daughter will too! So, we read every day - usually what she wants, but sometimes what I want, so I can expose her to new topics. We vis...
- I used the books that have the picture of dog and the word dog. There is a whole series out....Scholastic Readers.....really great!!
- If I were you I would leave it up to the preschool to teach her, if they even teach reading. My son and daughter did two years of preschool and they were just taught ...
Fun Learning Books
Asked by N.P. from Salt Lake City
on July 20, 2009
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Where do you find fun learning books - work books- of letters and numbers for a 2 year old?
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- I love the selection at costco. It changes but i always love looking at what they have because they have some really great stuff. There is also a fun website for lette...
- If you have a Target store in your area, they have a pretty decent selection. I found our daughter some books that are the wipe off kind there that you use crayons or ...
- I actually found quite a few nice workbooks at The Dollar Tree. You have to search for them in some stores, others have them on a separate stand in the coloring book a...
Do You like YA Books?
Asked by L.D. from Spartanburg
on April 15, 2011
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I love to read...period. But lately I've been drawn to YA books. Maybe it was the Twilight phenomenon but are there other moms who also like to read YA books? I love t...
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- In the book/literary "world" YA is where most of the exciting authors have been. Sometimes that happens. You'll get a bunch of exciting "new" talent in fiction, or mys...
- I read YA books too (and pretty much anything else). I got sucked into the House of Night series (kins of like a Twilight meets Harry Potter type thing).
- LOL I read a lot of YA books. I love the Fallen Series (I think that' what you meant with the Torment Series), The Wolves of Mercy Falls, House of Night Series, The M...
My Son Wants to "Learn to Read"....
Asked by S.E. from Great Falls
on December 1, 2010
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My 4.5 year old pays very close attention to commercials on tv - he is the target demographic let me tell you! The other day he saw something having to to with learni...
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- Book from amazon "Teach your child how to read in 100 easy lessons"......very easy and it WORKS!!!!!!!
- Since you don't want/need the Leapster, I would suggest the Tag Reader.
- My kids are out of that stage so I am not sure which system is better but I taught my daughter to read at age 4 by working wih her just 15 minutes a day. It took her ...
Children's Books About Anxiety
Asked by J.E. from Boston
on February 3, 2013
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Hi mom's I am looking for some good children's books to read with my 6 year old son. He has had some issues with anxiety and thought this would be helpful for him. Do ...
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- My daughter had bad anxiety when she started first grade. This is one of the books that I have read to her. Some parts I didnt read to her since I didnt feel she wou...
- I don't know any anti-anxiety books. However, when my kids were little and I dealt with a high-strung personality in my older son, I read a lot of Berenstain books to...
- Perhaps his school counselor could recommend something. And maybe he can talk to the school counselor for help with his anxiety challenges. Good luck!
