What do you think about reading to a newborn baby?
I was reading about the benefits of reading to your baby as soon as he or she is born.
Experts say babies should be read to as newborns because it helps with their educational development.
Did or do any of you read to your baby?
What do you think about reading to a newborn?
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I started reading to mine before he was born. When he was newborn, it was a great way for his dad to get to bond with him as well. Babies love to hear their parents' voices, and we parents often forget when they are tiny that even though they can't talk, they love to be talked to. After about 4 months, our son decided that grabbing and ripping the books was more fun than being read to, so we had to take a break for a while, but would occassionally try again until he was ready to be read to again. Now he is a year old, very smart, and loves to sit and have his dad read to him. It's also a very good way to help the baby relax as part of a bedtime routine.
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i think it is awesome for parents to read to their child...it is nice quiet one on one time for you and your child..it also seems to turn ur child into readers..and helps them enjoy books early on in life...it can only be positive..have never heard that it is something negative.
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i think it is a great idea to ready to newborns. it helps them to hear your voice and recognize it. it helps them to be alert and to foucus and it stimulates their brains. its a great thing.
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I don't think it is ever too early to start reading to your child. Although newborns do not yet understand words as such, they do respond to tone of voice, especially Mom's & Dad's.
I read to my children right from Day 1 and what I noticed was an acceleration in the development of their language skills. At an age where other children around them were stringing only 1 or 2 words together, my children were speaking in full sentences. This may or may not have had anything to do with reading to them at such an early age, but really... what can it hurt?