How can you encourage your kids to crack a book? Scholastic’s recently released 2010 Kids & Family Reading Report may help. They interviewed 1,045 kids and their parents to ask some key questions about the state of reading in today’s families. Not surprisingly, 41 percent of parents believe electronics have led to a decrease in the time kids spend reading for fun. But rather than dismissing electronics as the downfall of reading, perhaps parents should use them as a tool: One-third of kids aged 9 to 17 said they would read more books for fun if those books were e-books. Another tip from the study? Allow children to pick out which books they want to read. Ninety percent of children surveyed said they were more likely to finish a book that they had chosen themselves.
Read more about the report or download the full document here. And for some suggestions about some great books for boys, read this article.
