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The Importance of Reading to Your Child 20 minutes a day and a LeapFrog Giveaway!

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It pretty much goes without saying that reading to your children is important. It’s valuable, special, and one of the greatest gifts that you could ever give your child.

What Reading Does for Your Child

Reading builds relationships, character, imagination, critical thinking skills, and the bottom line is that reading makes our children smarter. Specifically, reading to our children 20 minutes a day helps them be better able to excel academically and grows in their hearts a lifelong love of reading, which leads to our children becoming lifelong learners.

Better Readers become Better Writers

I had a fierce love of reading as I grew up, and I know it all started because people who cared about me took the time to read to me. I want the same for my kids. I want them to see the importance of books in their lives and how it can help them to be better in everything they put their minds to do.

I know that for me, reading eventually led to a love of writing. As I read my way through school and came to love the stories and characters I read about, I became a better writer and excelled in my creative writing class and pretty much all of my English classes.

Math, on the other hand…that’s another story (pun intended). But let’s get back to the point of this post. 😉

When you read to your child, you show them that reading is not dull and boring

Children who are read to 20 minutes a day learn to see that books are not a chore but rather an adventure….an entrance into another world even. Because you’ve spent time reading with your child, you’re likely to find them wanting to explore books on their own. Or you may find them always asking you to read “just one more book.”

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What if you haven’t been reading 20 minutes a day to your child?

Don’t feel guilty. No way. You can start today. All you need is a book, after all. One thing I know is that you won’t regret one single minute spent reading to your child.

Tip: You can visit LeapFrog’s website for free resources and ideas to help get you started.

And now for the GIVEAWAY!

One of my readers will win one (1) LeapFrog Prize Pack!

The Prize Pack includes:

  • Tag Leap and the Lost Dinosaur
  • Tag Get Ready for Kindergarten
  • Tag Junior Toddler Milestones
  • Tag Junior Animals Around the World

{Approximate value of prize pack items is $50.}

Here’s How to Enter the Giveaway:

Just follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter. I’ve included options for extra entries, too!

This giveaway will run from today, March 18th, until next Wednesday, March 27th. The giveaway is open to US Residents only, ages 18 years old and above. The winner will be randomly chosen. I will promptly send the winner an email notifying the winner that they’ve won, and the winner must respond within 48hrs. of the giveaway’s end, otherwise I will have to draw a new winner. Now go ahead and enter below! 🙂

a Rafflecopter giveaway

More Good Stuff from LeapFrog

JOIN THE LEAPFROG “READ 20 MINUTES A DAY” PLEDGE TO GIVE BOOKS TO AMERICA’S SCHOOLS

In honor of Reading Month, LeapFrog is donating $2 million of books to America’s schools, and you can help! Go to Facebook and share the “Read 20 Minutes a Day” pledge, and LeapFrog will donate 5 books for every pledge!

GET TIPS, ACTIVITIES AND MORE TO GET YOUR CHILD READING ON LEAPFROG’S READING MONTH PAGE

LeapFrog is raising awareness of the importance of reading with your child 20 minutes a day to help kids reach their potential. Discover how to keep your little learner engaged in reading on LeapFrog’s Reading Month page, where you can get tips, videos, activities , and printables!

GET $3 OFF TAG BOOKS:

LeapFrog is offering special deals on reading products all through March, in honor of Reading Month, including $3 off of Tag and Tag Junior books.

CHECK OUT LEAPFROG’S LIBRARY OF LEARN-­‐T0-­‐READ BOOKS AND GAMES:

LeapFrog has a huge library of learn-­‐to-­‐read content for its best-­‐selling, award-­‐winning learning platforms including Tag and LeapPad2:

• Tag and Tag Junior: the #1 selling reading system has a leveled library for children age 1-­‐8, with 80+ interactive books, maps, games and more! Check out these new releases: Leap and the Lost Dinosaur and Toddler Milestones.

• LeapPad2/LeapPad1: ultra e-­‐books automatically adjust to a child’s reading ability and keeps them learning. Check out the recent ultra e-­‐book release: Mr. Pencil, which teaches reading AND writing!

I was selected for this opportunity by Clever Girls Collective but content and opinions expressed here are my own. To take the LeapFrog Reading Month pledge, please visit their Facebook page. #LFReadingMonth #spon


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  2. Lauren says

    My son already loves to read. I’m sure my daughter will follow in his footsteps soon. She already likes to chew on books.

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  13. Jenn Scott says

    Thanks!! My youngest boy will be turning 3 in a few weeks and we don’t have much money to buy him presents. This would be awesome!! =)

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  24. Cassandra Eastman says

    I would love to win this for my son, he’s almost 4 and at the age where reading really interest him. We love reading books together!

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  29. Amy Margolis says

    Our son attends pre-school at the local Montessori but we also provide at-home enrichment with our own home school curriculum. We read every day. This would make a terrific addition to his skills!

    Reply

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