The ages of four to eight are crucial to the future reading success of children. Studies have proven that most kids stop reading at age 12. Parents can facilitate their children's success by paying attention to their children's reading interest and providing books that will stimulate them. Parents can take their children to the library and allow them to make their own book choices. One easy way to stimulate reading is to allow children to stay up an extra period of time if they are reading to themselves.
Parents can make books come to life by discussing what their children read.
When they do this they also increase their children's expressive skills, creative and logical thinking, awareness of the world and others and perhaps most important family communication.