A Father-Daughter Bond, Page by Page

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Because I'm a mush... Thought I would share. Lovely.

A Father-Daughter Bond, Page by Page

By MICHAEL WINERIP

Published: March 18, 2010

A single father turns shared reading into a shared language and tradition with his daughter.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/fashion/21GenB.html

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Very sweet.

My 9yr. old stepson is now in the habit of reading at bedtime. It was sort of happy accident, because he'd have to go to bed at 9pm, but fidget for 30 to 45 minutes before he'd finally fall asleep. Now he's reading at least 30 minutes once he's in bed and then falls fast asleep after I go in and turn off the light. There are just so many distractions nowadays that keep kids from ever falling in love with reading, so I'm so thankful that for now he really loves to read. In fact, last night at ten minutes before ten, I went into his room and told him its time to put away the book. He was right in the middle of a chapter and wanted to read to the end before going to sleep so I let him stay up a little longer.

[Scott & Lai 12]

Awesome! That's one of the best gifts a parent can give a child