But other of my children, some due to physical challenges, have not been inclined to read books. I have always been a voracious reader and some of my children are too. Part of the magic of reading aloud is that you (the parent) have to stop what you are doing and collect your children in a common space (on the couch with as many children tucked under your wings as possible is usually what everyone loves best!) and everyone gets to experience the same thing all together, across all age groups. As a matter of fact, we are discovering that our adult children love read aloud times! Even reading simply hilarious books out loud, that don’t have much deeper meaning, makes a shared experience of laughter and fun. This was very much the case when everyone was little, but it stayed the case through the teen years and our experience corroborates recent studies showing that children benefit dramatically from being read to even into their teen years. It has been one of the most rewarding ways for us to create a shared, loving, intimate experience with them and among them.
Reading out loud to our children has been one of the singular delights of parenting for John and myself.
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