a) Create a short reading time every day. During this time, switch off
TV and put your mobile phone in silent mode. Read as a family. You can read
the same book or each of you can read a book.

b) Share your thoughts. Over dinner, discuss how you feel about the
book you are currently reading. This way your child too will be encouraged
to critically examine the book he/she is reading.

c) Keep a booklist. On the fridge or in a notebook, keep a list of
books each of you read. This list will be quite useful when you have a
second child or also to discuss your child’s reading habit.

d) Organise activities related to the reading. For example, if your
child is reading a book about volcanoes, try to do a home experiment of
making a volcano. Or bring home a video about volcanoes.