Building skills through reading

From the desk of Katie Faragher, CPNPA great way to start preparing your child for school is to start reading to your childas soon as they are born!Connections are formed in a young child ' s brain when parents talk, sing, and read to them.  Language development, literacy, and social-emotional skills are built during this important time in child development. Age-specific reading tips are listed below to help your young infants, toddlers, preschoolers,and school age children enjoy reading:Newborns-Babies are happiest when cuddling in their parents arms.  They love responding to the emotion heard in their parents voices and reacting to the expressions that appear on their parents’ faces.Infants- Reading sturdy books with colorful pictures will allow infants to explore their senses and develop fine motor skills.  They will start reaching for the books and will even try to putbooks in their mouth!Toddlers-Toddlers are so active! Theylearn by exploring the world around them.  After a couple minutes, they tend to be ready to move on to the next activity!  Toddlers love to sing, read, and talk; eventually, incorporating these activities will help increase your toddler ’s attention span. Reading should be part of a regular daily routine.  Toddlers love picking out their favorite books which helps them become more independent.  As toddlers grow, they are able to identify pictures in books, finish favorite sentences, and identify th...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Healthy Habits Source Type: news