{"id":1068,"date":"2012-10-29T15:46:30","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/2012\/10\/29\/while-the-storm-goes-through-reading-to-children\/"},"modified":"2012-10-29T15:46:30","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:46:30","slug":"while-the-storm-goes-through-reading-to-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/2012\/10\/29\/while-the-storm-goes-through-reading-to-children\/","title":{"rendered":"While the storm goes through: Reading to Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-874\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2012\/10\/every-child-read-to-read-parent-and-children-reading1-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"every-child-read-to-read-parent-and-children-reading\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2012\/10\/every-child-read-to-read-parent-and-children-reading1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2012\/10\/every-child-read-to-read-parent-and-children-reading1.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><span style=\"color: #800080\">It   is never too early to start reading to children.\u00a0 Children of all ages   enjoy having stories read to them.\u00a0 Reading, cuddling up on a couch or   reading before a child takes a nap or goes to sleep at night, is   comforting for the child.\u00a0 This special time together builds a bond,   take the time\u00a0to read to the children in your life. \u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace\"><span style=\"line-height: 18px\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Read slowly, this gives children time to thing about what you are reading<\/li>\n<li>Change your voice for different characters, or read in a softer   voice from some characters, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-879\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2012\/10\/Kids-reading3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kids-reading\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>louder for others.\u00a0\u00a0 A sing song voice is   fun for young children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Share a picture book with a child and have them tell you a story from the pictures!<\/li>\n<li>Read every day!<\/li>\n<li>Children have favorites, so don\u2019t worry if they want the same story   every day, but add a few others so they can develop new favorites.<\/li>\n<li>Talk about the story, ask the children what was their favorite part.\u00a0 Let them share the story back to you or their parents!<\/li>\n<li>Do arts and crafts about the story.\u00a0 Have them draw you a picture about the story.<\/li>\n<li>If the children are old enough to read themselves, have them read   you a story.\u00a0 Alternate, you read, they read.\u00a0 This will encourage them   to read more!<\/li>\n<li>Have fun, read stories about subjects you and the children enjoy!<\/li>\n<li>Turn off the TV and computer and read!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is never too early to start reading to children.\u00a0 Children of all ages enjoy having stories read to them.\u00a0 Reading, cuddling up on a couch or reading before a child takes a nap or goes to sleep at night, is comforting for the child.\u00a0 This special time together builds a bond, take the time\u00a0to  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/2012\/10\/29\/while-the-storm-goes-through-reading-to-children\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[12,24,48],"class_list":["post-1068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun-things-we-do","category-kids","tag-activities","tag-au-pair-in-america","tag-childcare"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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