Weekday mornings can be fraught in my house, with two grouchy non-morning-person children getting ready for school and their, ahem, like-minded parents (genetics!) getting ready for work.
Weekday mornings can be fraught in my house, with two grouchy non-morning-person children getting ready for school and their, ahem, like-minded parents (genetics!) getting ready for work. When my oldest was an infant,
I was worried he wouldn't like to read. Now he's nine, and in addition to being a
very active kid, he's also a reader. #ProudMama
But lately I've heard myself saying the most
horrible thing:
"Stop reading and get ready for school!"
I mean. Is there anything worse to say to a child who's a reader, and one for whom I wouldn't want school to seem like a punishment?
We've been listening to
audiobooks in the car on the ride to school (most recently
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson), which
somewhat makes up for being wrenched from home. It has become a bit of a pickle -- but (as I have to remind myself nearly every morning as we're stressfully racing out the door) ultimately not a bad problem to have. #ReadingMama
See also the Horn Book classic: "Unlucky Arithmetic: Thirteen Ways to Raise a Nonreader."
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Elissa Gershowitz
Thanks Brooke -- that is good advice! I'll give it a try and (try to remember to) report back ;)Posted : May 03, 2019 02:08
Brooke Van Sickle
This is a great problem to have! My only suggestion would be to engage them in the morning. Have them tell you what they've been reading before you leave. Maybe this distraction will be enough to pull them away from the text and encourage them to find a stopping point before heading off to school. Good luck with your little readers!Posted : May 02, 2019 08:25