I believe in reading or singing to your child every night before bedtime . It is a quiet time, a readying for sleep and, again, a time of affiliation. It also imparts a love of reading that will be the single most important aspect of your child s education. When I hear of parents who worry over getting their children in the right preschool, I can t help but wonder if they read at home. That will be the hardest for most of you to swallow.
Little ones learn what they see.
You are the best example of how to live life. As a non-network person, I am totally amazed at the garbage people watch when I am a visitor in their homes. Often, the TV is turned on from the moment they walk in the door until bedtime. We use television in conjunction with a VCR to experience movies as a family event. It is a source of entertainment, not the focus of the household.