Research has shown that reading for pleasure improves children’s academic performance, develops vocabulary and increases general knowledge. Its not always easy, however, getting children to read. Here are some tips on ways to foster a love for reading in your children.
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“They didn’t teach this in worm school”, by Simone Lia, is a hilarious story about a very unlikely friendship.
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How many ways can you say, ‘This is a gorgeous book’? How many ways can you say, ‘It couldn’t have come a moment too soon for South Africa’ and ‘I want to read it to my daughter every day, forever’? I wonder if you know?
In case you haven’t gathered from my enthusiasm, I absolutely love Refiloe Moahloli’s debut children’s book How many ways can you say Hello?
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These recent additions to the bedtime routine were welcomed with much excitement and enjoyed night after night. Even the nearly-two who prefers pictures to stories couldn’t wait to roar along with his brother in Dinosaur Roar.
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How do we tell little people about loss? How do we convey our longing for those who’ve passed on, in a way that makes children feel uplifted rather than scared?
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My kids and I have added two new amazing additions to our bedtime library. Written by South African author and parenting coach Mia von Scha…
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We received 3 cool fun books for the boys to read and review just as we left for the start of a big adventure to Istanbul.
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From touchy-feely toddler deliciousness to beautiful creatures for tweens and scary-sassy-heartbreak for teen…
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Durbanite, Duncan Guy has created an online kids newspaper that is suitable for any primary school child, locally and internationally called Learn the News…
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I’ve been thinking a lot about children’s literature lately: what’s good, what’s interesting but bad for sensitive kids, what’s local and how it compares with the international stuff… And just in time I received two lovely new books…
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In the first part of this two-part series, I looked at common, oft-repeated stories based on scary, freaky and downright depressing rhymes and tales from way back when. This follow-up intends to give you some alternatives, both local and international.
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I looked into it and it turns out that most traditional nursery rhymes weren’t really meant for children – they began as political or religious statements…
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In an uncertain world, there is little as satisfying as a sure thing. For me, a sure thing is a guaranteed good read. And this year, a guaranteed good read is – once again – the ageless, timeless, taboo-less Guinness World Records 2014.
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