The statistics and studies are clear and plentiful…as adults, people who read:
- make more money than people who don’t read
- have a lower divorce rate than people who don’t read
- have fewer problems with their children than people who don’t read
- get promoted at a higher rate than people who don’t read
So what do you do if your child says they hate to read?
In today's epidsode I give FIVE THINGS you can do in your family to help raise your kids to be readers. In addition, there are SIX BONUS TIPS for those that have "reluctant readers' that are sure to help you encourage your child to become a reader!
A COMPLETE LIST of today's books can be found on https://www.lazyparenting.ca/amazon-store
FIRST CHAPTER BOOKS
- Geronimo Stilton
- Flat Stanley
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- STAT - Standing Tall and Talented - for kids who love sports
- Rainbow Magic Series
- Judy Moody
- Judy Bloom books
- Magic Treehouse
- How to Eat Fried Worms
- Babysitter’s Club
Developing Readers (Gr 4-Gr7)
- Percy Jackson
- 39 Clues
- Blackthorn Key
- Gordon Korman BookS
- Hardy Boys Books
- Series of Unfortunate Events
- Winds of Fire
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
- The search for Wandla series
- Nevermoor series
- The Mysterious Benedict Society
- Harry Potter - all my kids liked it
- The Lorien Legacies
- Counting by 7’s - boys liked it
- Fish in a tree - boys liked it
- Maze Runner
- Holes
- Hatchet Series
Teen Books (Gr 8+)
- Ready Player One
- Exo
- Red Queen Series
- Thousandth Floor series
- Rainbow Rowell (author) books
- Sarah Dessen (author) books
- John Green (author) books
- Cinder series - Lunar Chronicles
- Scythe
- Divergent Series
- Hunger Games Series
- Embassy Row Series (1st one called All Fall Down)
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