Because I’m the Mean Mom, the Kids have to earn their plug-in time (computer, wii, tv/movies) by reading. Minute for minute. I wondered how Kid 4 would handle this. (He occasionally grumbled when I upped his after-school reading from 20 required minutes to 30.) But guess what.
Go ahead. Guess.
He’s eating it up.
This week, he picked up Brandon Mull’s FABLEHAVEN and read. The whole book. (Remember that he’s seven years old?) He’s averaging 2 hours each morning. Now he’s in Book 2.
And then, after the reading, he practices the piano without being reminded.
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Yes. I DO in fact know how lucky I am. Thanks for asking.
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Love this. What a cutie he is. And now I’m wishing I hadn’t packed my Fablehaven books yet (for Andrew….)
Why Hellooooo! Yes. Yes, I like this idea very much. I’m going to add it to my bag of mean mom tricks.
As I mentioned on Facebook, I’m totally stealing this idea. Though I have adapted it for the four year old. We read one book together if he would like to watch a show (Backyardigans, Cat in the Hat, etc.) and we read three books together if he would like to watch a movie. It’s working very well, and makes me remember to read with him every day. Thank you for your brilliant parenting ideas.