I know with all this technology now a days people tend to think that reading is pretty much pointless. Why read a book for fun when you can watch a movie or play a game. Everything is so fast pace that people don't have the patience to read a newspaper and will just have their DVR record the news for them. I think reading helps build a greater picture for a person's future. Starting off a child with reading at an early age will expand your child's abilities in THEIR future. I don't know about y'all but I would love to take a have a say in building my child's future! I would have bragging rights forever! "Oh he is so intelligent cuz I would always read to him" or "I know he is so successful right....it's cuz I would always read to him and you would always catch mijo with a book in his hand".

The best way to get a child understanding words and begin their speech is by reading. There are many kids that begin speaking at a late age because their parents speak for them. If you stop to think about it, it's much easier to speak for your child than to try to figure out what they are trying to say, or to stop and teach them to say a word and show them what the word means. Reading to them will introduce them to a good vocabulary. As they grow they will learn more and more words and they'll eventually surprise you out with these big words that you wouldn't think your child could possibly know.

Aside from jump starting their vocabulary, they would be able to express themselves and communicate well with others. when reading a wide range of books, children will get to see how different authors choose to express themselves or how they describe certain situations. Every child has his or her own personality and they'll pick up on certain styles that catch their attention from different writers. They'll be influenced by these different writers. Having a good communication is important in many ways. A family doesn't work well together without communication. Whether he is an employee or an entrepreneur, he needs to be able to communicate with colleagues in order to be successful in his or her career.

Reading to your child at an early age will also help them expand their imagination. They hear all these wild stories about dragons and flying monkeys that are impossible to happen in the real world. This will help them realize that nothing is impossible. It will expand their mind to new possibilities in this world. Technology has advanced so much due to the people that made the impossible come true. People never thought that we would be able to fly until they invented the airplane. A telephone line was the only way to reach a person and now everyone and their mom has a phone that can talk back to you, give you directions and play music. None of this would be possible without the creators coming up with an idea that was outside the box. Children's minds are like a sponge. This is the time to feed them with as much knowledgeable information as possible.

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So to sum it all up....yeah, reading is pretty important to a child. So if you would please just pick up a book once in awhile, to read a book here and there, it would be life changing to your child and even to you. Hellooo, if you have successful children, they could buy you nice things for Christmas or pick up the tab when you go out for dinner. There are so many advantages to reading that there really is no reason not to read to your child!