Comments on: Reading New Moon With My Daughter http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/05/27/reading-new-moon-with-my-daughter/ Illuminate Everyday Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:30:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: camille http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/05/27/reading-new-moon-with-my-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-338 camille Wed, 28 May 2008 21:59:58 +0000 http://www.tjhirst.com/?p=308#comment-338 I took this challenge as a chance to re-connect with my husband and read together. He reminded me that it was time for him to read the classic Winnie-the-Pooh to the new baby, who will be born in October. He did this with all of our other children, before and after they were born. I have pictures of him holding our newborn children just one or two days after they were born reading Winnie-the-Pooh. This time so far I let him do the reading. It was a time to just relax, listen to his voice and enjoy the simple humor of Eyeore and Pooh and Piglet! We will keep it up! And I've been contemplating our summer routine and want to add in even more reading together with my kids as we start visiting the library more often. I took this challenge as a chance to re-connect with my husband and read together. He reminded me that it was time for him to read the classic Winnie-the-Pooh to the new baby, who will be born in October. He did this with all of our other children, before and after they were born. I have pictures of him holding our newborn children just one or two days after they were born reading Winnie-the-Pooh. This time so far I let him do the reading. It was a time to just relax, listen to his voice and enjoy the simple humor of Eyeore and Pooh and Piglet! We will keep it up! And I’ve been contemplating our summer routine and want to add in even more reading together with my kids as we start visiting the library more often.

]]> By: Julie http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/05/27/reading-new-moon-with-my-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Julie Wed, 28 May 2008 13:58:19 +0000 http://www.tjhirst.com/?p=308#comment-337 I also waited for an opportunity to read that was somewhat out of the norm and I never picked up on one. Even though the challenge is over, I think I will continue to watch for that opportunity. I still get the opportunity to read out loud to my daughter every day and that is definitely one I am grateful for. Speaking of reading out loud, I actually heard someone mention this the other day as a way to improve communication skills. He said that by reading out loud (kids books don't count, they have to be books for adults) for 30 minutes 3 times a week, communication skills can be drasticly improved. I'd never heard that before but I found it very interesting! I also waited for an opportunity to read that was somewhat out of the norm and I never picked up on one. Even though the challenge is over, I think I will continue to watch for that opportunity. I still get the opportunity to read out loud to my daughter every day and that is definitely one I am grateful for.

Speaking of reading out loud, I actually heard someone mention this the other day as a way to improve communication skills. He said that by reading out loud (kids books don’t count, they have to be books for adults) for 30 minutes 3 times a week, communication skills can be drasticly improved. I’d never heard that before but I found it very interesting!

]]> By: Rachel Corbett http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/05/27/reading-new-moon-with-my-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Rachel Corbett Wed, 28 May 2008 03:09:15 +0000 http://www.tjhirst.com/?p=308#comment-333 I made an effort to read with my kids a little extra this past week. Mine are still little so they really need it. But we seem to have gotten so busy that by the time bedtime rolls around it's lae and I'm rushing them into bed with no story. Well, this was a reminder to me to SLOW DOWN and make time to read to them. I am really looking forward to the summer when we can slow everything down and hopefuly make some more time for those things that seem to drift away during the year. I made an effort to read with my kids a little extra this past week. Mine are still little so they really need it. But we seem to have gotten so busy that by the time bedtime rolls around it’s lae and I’m rushing them into bed with no story. Well, this was a reminder to me to SLOW DOWN and make time to read to them. I am really looking forward to the summer when we can slow everything down and hopefuly make some more time for those things that seem to drift away during the year.

]]> By: annie http://www.tjhirst.com/2008/05/27/reading-new-moon-with-my-daughter/comment-page-1/#comment-327 annie Tue, 27 May 2008 17:21:06 +0000 http://www.tjhirst.com/?p=308#comment-327 My kids are exactly that range (9, 12, 14) and a mix of girls and boys. We still read aloud together + I think they all love it. Sometimes my oldest does opt out if she has an immense load of homework but usually she joins us. We've had good luck with the Susan Cooper series (started with Over Sea, Under Stone), of course Harry Potter (although after the first one years ago everyone read them on their own, too), classics like Little Women or Sword in the Stone or any of the Edward Eager books. Like you, I'm always on the lookout for something that will appeal to them all. As you said, it presents great opportunities to discuss and experience something together. My kids are exactly that range (9, 12, 14) and a mix of girls and boys. We still read aloud together + I think they all love it. Sometimes my oldest does opt out if she has an immense load of homework but usually she joins us.

We’ve had good luck with the Susan Cooper series (started with Over Sea, Under Stone), of course Harry Potter (although after the first one years ago everyone read them on their own, too), classics like Little Women or Sword in the Stone or any of the Edward Eager books. Like you, I’m always on the lookout for something that will appeal to them all. As you said, it presents great opportunities to discuss and experience something together.

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