Kids love being read to. It helps them settle before bed and provides many mental health benefits. Here are the five top reasons to build reading into your child’s daily routine: 1. Reading to them ...

Reading together every day is also a wonderful way to bond with your child. Reading 1,000 books is not as hard as it might ...

Literacy in general terms is defined as the ability to read and write. While these skills are taught in schools, support from parents at home is important to a child's success. Moms and dads should ...

A 1,000-parent survey commissioned by the children’s publisher Ladybird and run by Censuswide found that 33% of parents lack the confidence to read to their children. Parents cited reading out loud ...

The benefits of reading with children are innumerable. Children who read with their caregivers report higher levels of reading comprehension, fluency and self-confidence. But do you know of its mental ...

Encouraging a 1-year-old to turn the pages while reading a bedtime story, asking a 2-year-old to point to the butterfly on the page over breakfast, or bringing a word book on the bus to share with a ...

#1: 90% of a child’s brain develops by age 5, setting the foundation for health, learning and social development. It’s crucial to help build neural connections during this time of rapid development — ...

Literacy rates are declining, screen time is increasing, and experts are sounding the alarm on the death of parents reading to their children. Though it is critical for their cognitive development, ...

Reading to dogs improves children's reading, study says. EAST NORWALK, Conn. Aug. 18, 2010— -- Man's best friend can do a lot more than fetch and roll over. Research now suggests that dogs can ...