The 74 reports a decline in parents reading to children, linked to past negative experiences and digital distractions, ...

When a child shares a book with a parent or carer, this encourages joint attention, helping adults to connect with their ...

With summer break around the corner, parents are seeking ways to keep young minds sharp and avoid the dreaded summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read ...

Local YMCA Reads! program helps struggling kindergartners through fourth graders go from "learning to read" to "reading to ...

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Library’s 1,000 books before kindergarten program continues to engage young families in literacy, expanding the activity of reading together. “The core of the program ...

It’s a summer day and it's too hot to play outside. Your child is glued to a screen, content to spend their day with air-conditioning and digital media. Sound familiar? It’s the time of year when many ...

When was the last time you read a book — for fun? When was the last time your child or grandchild did? In a world dominated by screens of all sizes, reading for pleasure — particularly a traditional ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LEOMINSTER — The library recently kicked off its children's winter reading program titled 'Reading is Sweet,' which earns participants raffle tickets as they ...

Reading boosts vocabulary, empathy and confidence, and children who enjoy books at this age are more likely to keep reading into their teen years, despite digital distractions. A 2024 study from ...

What nurtures a child’s holistic development? How can we address the cognitive overload and parent-child disconnect of the ...