| At first I thought of titling this
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| | And don't worry about how old your child
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| article "The Lazy Parent's Guide" but
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| | is when they learn to read. If they're
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| then I realized that most parents aren't
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| | reading at 3 or at 8, studies show that
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| lazy, but they may have a slightly
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| | it makes little difference in their
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| different philosophy about children and
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| | intelligence or ability by the time they
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| learning.
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| | reach middle school.
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| If you're a big reader yourself or if
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| | 4) Pick topics that interest your child
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| you're homeschooling, you're probably
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| | My oldest son's interest in reading
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| concerned about how to teach your child
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| | really skyrocketed when we started the
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| to read. Reading is one of the most
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| | Series of Unfortunate Events books by
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| important skills a person can learn, and
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| | Lemony Snicket. We would sit for hours
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| a great joy in life.
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| | and read aloud together when he was only
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| My laid-back methods of teaching a child
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| | 5 or 6. Visit Lemony Snicket's Series of
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| to read:
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| | Unfortunate Events for more information
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| 1) Be a reader yourself
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| | about these books.
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| Children naturally want to copy adult
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| | These books were technically above his
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| behavior. If your kids see you often with
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| | age level, but I advise you to forget all
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| your nose in a book, they will probably
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| | that.
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| begin to wonder what is so interesting
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| | John Holt, the legendary educator and
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| about this activity.
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| | author, has been quoted as saying:
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| 2) Read to your kids
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| | "It's nice to have children's books, but
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| This is probably a huge no-brainer. Read
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| | far too many of them have too much in the
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| to your kids early and often. And don't
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| | way of pictures. When children see books,
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| read in order to "teach your child how to
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| | as they do in the family where the adults
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| read". I believe that the best way to
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| | read, with pages and pages and pages of
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| teach your child to read is to NOT teach
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| | print, it becomes pretty clear that if
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| your child to read!
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| | you're going to find out what's in those
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| Read to your child because you enjoy it
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| | books, you're going to have to read from
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| and it's fun. Some forward-thinking
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| | that print. I don't think there's any way
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| education experts believe that the
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| | to make reading interesting to children
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| teaching of reading is mostly what
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| | in a family in which it isn't interesting
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| prevents reading. After all, don't adults
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| | to adults."
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| read as a means to an end? Because they
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| | So let your child pick books from the
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| want to learn something or because they
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| | library or bookstore and don't concern
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| enjoy the act of reading?
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| | yourself about whether the titles are
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| 3) Don't worry so much
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| | "age appropriate".
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| Don't worry about a right or wrong way of
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| | 5) Strictly limit TV and other electronic
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| reading to your child.
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| | media
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| If your preschool-age child isn't
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| | A growing body of evidence is pointing to
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| interested in books yet, or won't sit
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| | the fact that TV, video games and
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| still for more than 30 seconds to finish
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| | computer usage are hurting our children's
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| a story, don't fret.
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| | interest in reading. TV and video games
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| If your 3 year old wants to point at
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| | rewire the brain and teach it to be lazy.
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| pictures or turn to favorite pages and
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| | Reading is much more work, because the
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| ask a million questions, don't fuss.
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| | mind can't be passive while engaging in
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| Children learn in different ways than
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| | it (unlike plug-in entertainment). Kids
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| adults do and I don't think anyone knows
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| | who get bored are more likely to pick up
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| enough about the human mind to figure it
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| | a book.
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| all out. Make reading together pleasant,
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| | Above all, have fun snuggling up with
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| not stressful.
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| | your child and enjoy reading together!
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