Boost your children's   reading habit.
Dear parents,
    Reading is an intellectual action which is possible only if a man has formed a habit of reading and practicing it since childhood.

    Few decades ago if someone said that he or she hadn't read a Tagore or a Tolstoy, that person was looked down upon by others.
   The reading habit is best formed at a young impressionable age in home/school, but once formed it can last one’s life. Once the child has been taught to read and develop a love for books, child can explore for him/herself the wealth of human experience and knowledge. Children, missing the opportunity of getting in touch with books at this stage, find it hard to acquire reading habit in their later years.
   Technology is slowly taking a steady control over individual lives, the reading habit is fast vanishing into thin air. Sadly, the reading habit is on the decline among children as well. But why blame it on the children for all this wean-off-from-reading culture? It is the Parents/Teachers/Librarians who are responsible for this.

chi.Moulya M.Shetty

   Parents are so psyched about the future of their children that most of the times it is they who discourage their wards from reading any other book than their textbooks. But they fail to understand that for an all-round development of an individual, reading habit is essential.
   Your child walks like you, talks like you, absorb everything you do. So set the right example when it comes to reading. If you want your child to be a good reader, be one yourself! Surround yourself with reading material!
    Books don't belong only in libraries and classrooms. Make the written word a part of your living space, with books, magazines, and newspapers readily available throughout your home.
   Whenever you're going to the library or bookstore, let your child come along. Even if you aren't looking for anything in particular, practice the art of book browsing and admiring. Make an event out of it and child will learn to be exhilarated by the sight of books.
    Show that reading isn't work. Cuddle up with a good book and you'll model how reading can be just the thing to make your day.

   From the office to home, or even the living room to the bedroom, make sure you're equipped with reading material – for yourself and your child. You never know when you'll have some downtime. Show the child that reading is a constructive (and fun!) way to pass the time.
Please click the link http://www.rif.org/parents/tips/default.mspx
for some tips that you can cultivate good reading habits in your child.

 I have listed some of the links; simply say “Khuljaa Sim Sim” and click the link that takes your child to the treasure house of knowledge. Please encourage good reading habits in children.