Benefits of Reading to Your Kids

Research shows that:

• By the age of five, 90 % of the child’s brain and synaptic connections of its cells - the “building blocks” of development - are already made. 
• By the time they go to school, we have lost the most valuable years to make a difference. 
• Right kind of stimulation can help rapid growth of neurological circuits.

Read Everyday 

 Reading is a wonderful experience which takes you into a world created by the author, limited only by your own imagination. Almost always, reading a book is more enjoyable than watching a movie based on the same book. This is so, because a book lets you paint the picture using your own imagination, rather than watching someone else’s interpretation of it.


Reading as a habit opens the child to an unlimited world of information and builds a strong knowledge base. You can buy or rent books on varied topics and read at your own leisure. Your child will never be at a loss of topics for conversation while with piers or teachers.

Along with information there is a lot of imagination involved. Books give the child a right-brain activity with heightened imagination and creativity.


Children develop patience by engrossing in reading, as the book unravels itself at its own pace. Watching television gives abnormal and intense stimulation to children and makes them impatient. It is very easy to give in to Television and modern day entertainment. But, I have experienced the ill effects. Among others things, a child addicted to video games or television gets easily bored in normal pace of real life situations.

As you can see, I am an ardent fan of reading and developing the reading habit. This habit does not build in a day. Over a period of time, the child will start reading for longer hours. In some cases it may be easier said that done, but this will only help him/her later. During college, higher education, or even at work, there is no shying away from reading. As parents we can give them a head start. So, start today....