Here are 15 really good reasons to read to your children every day:
 | It expands a child's knowledge of the world God created and its inhabitants. |
| It's a very inexpensive form of entertainment. |
| It provides a family-centered activity that can be enjoyed by all ages, any where, any time. |
| It provides interesting topics for your family's conversation, hobbies, and other activities. |
| It opens the door to the discovery of heroes and role models much more exciting (and "positive") than those shown on TV. |
| It jump-starts the imagination. |
| It increases a child's ability to concentrate and builds attention span. |
| It develops a child's listening skills. |
| It gives a child needed practice in predicting outcomes and thinking critically. |
| It enhances a child's ability to think symbolically and visualize abstract concepts (as needed in the study of higher mathematics, science and Orthodox theology!). |
| It reinforces a child's understanding of language, and highlights the differences between "conversational" and "formal" communication. |
| It expands a child's vocabulary, without the "colorful invectives". |
| It stimulates and encourages creative writing, journal keeping, etc. |
| It's the single most important thing a parent can do to help a child be prepared to learn from other sources! |
| It's plain fun! |
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