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People are often surprised when I tell them that my children’s favorite activity is reading. Yes, they have other interests like sports and dance, but they genuinely love curling up with a good book. I suppose this isn’t surprising given that when they were younger we had family reading time.
About a half-hour before bed time all four of us – my husband and our two kids – would pile onto the master bed and read together. When they couldn’t yet read on their own, my husband and I would take turns reading educational childrens books aloud. When the kids started learning to read, they would read to us instead. It was a great bonding activity and a fantastic way to grow a lifetime love for books.
