Kids and books WAS: Re: Bard of Avon

[dumbledore11214]

> > Alla: 
> > However, IMO if parents did not give child a chance to learn that 
> > books are cool, then I would say that it is largely because of 
> > parents.
> 
> 
> Potioncat:
> Somewhere right now, a group of parents are watching their kids 
> playing....whatever sport it is kids play in Jan. They're muttering 
> about parents who don't insist their kids play sports, and talking 
> about how important sports are in developing character. I know 
> several families who have a rule that the kids play a sport every 
> season, whether the kid wants to or not.

Alla:

Oh but sure and believe me when now I am forcing myself to go and 
work out in the gym, I wish, oh dear how much I wish that I would 
have been forced to play sports more as a kid. By the way, my parents 
tried to do that too, however since sports were free back in USSR, 
kids who were not gifted, like me, were not givem much chance to play 
just for the sake of being healthy, you know?


Potioncat:
> It took me a while to sadly realise it was OK if my kids didn't 
like 
> to read--so long as they would read when they needed to. Just like 
it 
> was OK that I didn't want to go out and play tennis--so long as I 
> participate in at least 30 mins of exercise most days of the week.
> 
> Oops, sorry, didn't realise I was wearing my nurse's cap.

Alla:

Of course it is okay, lol, but I am afraid we are talking about two  
similar but different things. I am talking about parents *exposing* 
kids to many different things, be it reading or sports (or ideally 
both), yes exposing even if kids are not very willing initially, not 
about the end result.

And I am saying that even if exposure does not lead to kid becoming a 
book reader, well, I think something stays with a kid. As you say, 
even if your kids do not like to read, they will read when needed for 
studies, etc.

IMO,

Alla