Reading together also improves self-esteem and reinforces the loving relationship between adult and child. The benefits are numerous, with new studies popping up on an almost daily basis. But reading to an infant is not as easy as it may appear. As the children get a little older, many parents get frustrated at story time because their little ones are more interested in grabbing and eating the books than reading them. And once the babies become mobile it's nearly impossible to keep them in one spot to listen to a story.
Many parents give up trying, and save the story time for when their children become toddlers.
But in doing so, they miss a huge opportunity to enhance their development. Here are some tips that may help make reading to your baby easier. Read what you like. When reading to a newborn, you don't have to read baby books. Since they don't understand the words yet, you could read aloud whatever you normally read.