Not all parents are aware of the benefit of books for children’s
development. Books are often only given to children who can already read. Most children
who still can’t read aren’t allowed to hold books since parents are afraid they
may ruin the book. On the contrary, giving books to those who still not able to
read may encourage children to love books since early age.
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There are several advantages of books that parents should
know, such as:
1. Teaching children reading skill.
Although your child hasn’t been able to read, actually parents
may introduce or begin to foster your child’s reading interest even since the
child still in the womb. If a baby in the womb can be played to music and asked
to communicate by parents, so read the unborn baby books can also be done.
After the child is born, the reading books habit can still be continued at
anytime, especially before going to bed, as the baby up to 3 years of age is a
period when the baby’s brain is very easy to receive information. You can start
with books contain more colorful images. Children under five years old are able
to be read books with simple vocabulary. Reading books or telling stories may stimulate
their brain development and intelligence, as well as their interests in books.
2. Building good moral
characters.
Reading a book with
your child is a suggested way to give him or her good moral values. The main point
is you have to choose the right children's book agency that supplies
appropriate books which contain good values and educative matters. Having
good collection of interesting children’s books at your child’s reading level is
very essential to support and develop your child’s reading skill and interest.
3. Developing children’s creativity.
Reading books to children and giving them books may
improve their creativity. You shouldn’t be surprised if your child asks so much
of this and that like asking why it rains, what is rainbow and so on. You don’t
need to feel annoyed, just simply explain it with the use of the related book.
4. Improving children’s language skill.
Children -especially toddlers- very quickly grasp new
vocabulary. Therefore adults are always reminded to say good words when being with
them. In this case, books can be good sources of many vocabularies that need to
be introduced to children. The words in books have undergone previous editing process so that more
organized, especially in children's books.
The benefits of reading are undoubtedly; not only in the short term but also
long term. Reading can improve thinking ability of one’s brain. It has been proven
to prevent dementia and its positive effects can be felt in 20 to 25 years to
come. Thus, it’s not only for children’s development, reading books is also
beneficial for teenagers, adults and the elderly.