Any parents complain that their child is not reading as much he should. They feel that reading is necessary for child development. A simple question will disarm them. They should be asked how much do they read before their child. A child will naturally do what he sees his mother and father doing. You can not expect him to decide that at his age what would be best for him.

If he sees his mother busy all the time in household chores and sitting before television whenever she gets some time, he will think it quite natural. If the same is the case with his father, who is out all the day and relax before television in the evening, how will he come to know that reading is a very necessary part of life?

Interest in reading doesn’t develop on its own. It has to be inculcated. School teacher must have taught him how to read. He is in school hardly for five or six hours. For a child reading is part of school activities. He is too young to understand the difference between studying and reading. He can not be expected to know unknown horizons which books can open for him.

Therefore if you want your child to read, present an example before him. Make reading a habit. When the child will see you reading a book, he too will be tempted to take some book in his hands. Do it for your child’s sake. The second thing you should do is to buy few attractive, interesting and easy to read books for him. Any number of them are available in the market.