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It’s easy to plop your kids down in front of the CannonSatellite.com children’s channels when the weather gets cold but how about adding in some reading, too? If your kids are more technologically inclined than they are to read, here are a few suggestions for getting a book in their hands.
Find the Right Book: Pick something related to their favorite show, for example, and watch them become more interested. Particularly a book that has a TV plotline pace can help your kids learn to enjoy reading.
Make it a Family Affair: Turn off the TV at least two nights a week and institute family reading time. Not only will it encourage your kids to read more but you’ll feel yourself growing as you make more time for reading, too!
Read to Them: If your kids truly hate to read, start off slow by reading TO them. Pick a book that’s got chapters that leave the reader hanging so they’ll want more and try to make it a nightly event, just before bed. It’s great quality time with your kids, too.

Most parents know they should read to their children before bed, but few parents know why reading to a child at bedtime is so important. Children love to spend one-on-one time with their parents and being read to at bedtime gives them that uninterrupted time with mommy or daddy where, to the child, it seems that they are the only thing that matters in the parents’ world. Reading to children before bed helps them learn, not only how to read and how words look and sound but how to handle life experiences as well. As characters in the story Read the rest of this entry »

1) Cinderella – This is a beautiful story that inspires courage in children, as well as teaching them to follow their dreams.

2) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – This tale teaches children to overcome their adversities with kindness. It also teaches about friendship.

3) The Ugly Duckling – This story teaches children about inner beauty and overcoming their challanges.

4) The Three Little Pigs – This fairy tale shows how you should take your time to do things right the first time so you will overcome obstacles in the end.

5) Beauty and the Beast – This historical tale teaches about Read the rest of this entry »

For any mother-to-be, knowing what to expect during and after your pregnancy can be a major concern. Reading one of the many books available on what to expect throughout your pregnancy will help you understand the changes you are experiencing. Finding books that will guide you through each step of your pregnancy can help to ease some of the concerns you may have, especially if it is your first time being pregnant. Knowing what is happening during the first, second, and third trimesters of your pregnancy will help give you peace of mind.

While you are pregnant you should Read the rest of this entry »

Reading is essential and opens doors for the mind to enter. When you pick up a book, you’re doing more than just repeating written words. You are stimulating the mind and entering into another world. It is imperative that children get into the habit of reading while at an early age when the mind is still in its developing stage. After a certain age, it will become a difficult task to try to get your child to read, so start early! There Read the rest of this entry »