Baby Loves Books » Reading to Baby http://babylovesbooks.com Reading to Kids Enriches Lives, Expands Horizons, Changes Attitudes Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:01:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 When you’re not reading with your baby… http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/09/09/when-youre-not-reading-with-your-baby/ http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/09/09/when-youre-not-reading-with-your-baby/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:29:36 +0000 admin http://babylovesbooks.com/?p=174 …You could try one of these other activities that support language development, improve comprehension and enrich vocabulary. You could try these even on the busiest of days when you’re just not able to find those few quiet minutes to read. Or you could use them as ways to engage your child on the road or [...]]]> http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/09/09/when-youre-not-reading-with-your-baby/feed/ 2 How to Read to Baby – Tip 3 – Reading=Bonding http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/08/21/how-to-read-to-baby-tip-3-readingbonding/ http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/08/21/how-to-read-to-baby-tip-3-readingbonding/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:21:17 +0000 admin http://babylovesbooks.com/?p=141 Pick Shakespeare or People magazine if you want. Your newborn couldn’t care less about what you’re reading.

In the initial days and weeks, when your baby is still getting used to sounds and stimulation, reading is more about the shared experience, than about vocabulary or language.

So, when you begin reading to your baby, approach it with [...]]]> http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/08/21/how-to-read-to-baby-tip-3-readingbonding/feed/ 1 Reading to Baby Tip 2 – Repeat, Repeat, Repeat http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/08/19/reading-to-baby-tip-2-repeat-repeat-repeat/ http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/08/19/reading-to-baby-tip-2-repeat-repeat-repeat/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:22:43 +0000 admin http://babylovesbooks.com/?p=135 One day in the not too distant future, your 7 or 8 yr old will declare,”But I’ve already read /seen/ played/ done that like a hundred times. I’m bored” when you suggest he go read/watch/play or do something and stop bothering you.

But for now, if your baby is just a few months old, you [...]]]> http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/08/19/reading-to-baby-tip-2-repeat-repeat-repeat/feed/ 3 How to Read to Baby http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/07/31/how-to-read-to-baby/ http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/07/31/how-to-read-to-baby/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:23:57 +0000 admin http://babylovesbooks.com/?p=36 “How do I read to my baby? Does she understand? Should I be loud? Should I emphasize certain words? Vary my pitch? What do I do if she’s bored” These may be some questions on your mind as you introduce your baby on what you hope will be a lifelong relationship with books. Well, the [...]]]> http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/07/31/how-to-read-to-baby/feed/ 0