Today's children are increasingly becoming hostages of the TV and computer. Why do kids who, as a child, loved reading fairy tales so much, become older, lose interest in this activity? Of course, you can return the love of reading, but this process is extremely complex and lengthy.

What mistakes can parents make to discourage reading?

Compulsion

When they try to put pressure on a person, she protests in response. If the parents constantly tell the child to read something, do not give him rest, complain about his mediocrity and hint at the obscure future, which the child is still just not interested in, he is unlikely to start reading. At least in spite of pestering. Or still, after some time, he will read, but he will try to hide it from his parents as one of the shortcomings. No one likes being forced to do something.

It is better to leave the child alone for a while. Let him get used to the fact that no one is forcing him to give up his dreams. When he again begins to trust his parents a little, they can use some method and look at the reaction of the child. And so it remains unchanged until a result is achieved: either the reading teenager or not. The only thing the child needs to know is whether he likes to read or not, whether he is successful in school or not - his parents love him all - and it's over!

Literature not by age

When parents know that their child has long been thinking freely, knows how to analyze what he has read, he thinks well, he should not be forced to read simple books, even if this is due to the school curriculum. The child will simply become uninteresting.If possible, it is worth discussing this issue with the teacher, and the kid should retell the book necessary for reading so that he knows what is being discussed in it. Let the child not spend his time on what he already knows.

The same thing with a crumb who reads leisurely and thoroughly. If he was asked to read a large book in volume, in which a difficult plot and many obscure words, the child will need help. In this case, you can find and designate the main thing in the text and let the baby read these passages, and the parents will tell the rest.

Not always given to the child by the school for reading in the summer corresponds to the development of his psychology and emotions. Therefore, if you can not read such a book, let the child put it aside. Otherwise, instead of pleasure, he will get fear, boredom or misunderstanding of the plot.

There is no clear reading program.

When a child has a training regimen, it is easier for him to monitor his progress in achieving the goal. Say, for the summer, 10 books are set to read. First you need to make a schedule that takes into account the child's reading speed, breaks, weekends, as well as force majeure circumstances. You can distribute book reading by month or week. Let the child mark the reading himself and adhere to this schedule.

How to return a child’s interest in reading?

Parent example

If the child does not see how mom and dad read, with whom should he take an example? Children are a copy of their parents. When a child sees his parents reading books, he gets used to the idea that a book is something exciting, so you need to get to know her better.

Cinema to the rescue

Does the child live on TV and computer anyway? You can apply his attraction to cartoons, series and computer games created from the plots of books. We watched "Winnie the Pooh", now you can read about it in the book. With older children, you can watch movies about Harry Potter together, and at the end say with a smart look: "Not bad, but the book is much cooler ..."

Don't rush

Some parents, having seen that the child begins to be interested in reading, enthusiastically rush to his aid, drag him to the library, talk with enthusiasm about the prospects of reading. This can only scare the baby. He needs to get used to reading. Let him decide what and when to read to him. No need to lean on him, and he has enough school.

Book sharing

First, parents should make a list of books according to the age, temperament and interests of the child. Compare it with the list of books recommended by the school. If suddenly a work seems unnecessary, one should not show one’s negative attitude. On the contrary, we must try to captivate the baby so that he eagerly awaits the continuation.

Reading to yourself saves a ton of time

It is necessary to teach a child to ask about obscure words and terms, to learn how to use the Internet for this purpose.

In any case, the parental role in the question of the child’s interest in reading is leading.