Raising Book Lovers with Christina Dudley

Award-winning author and speaker, Christina Dudley, shared her insights on helping nurture the love of reading in our children. Hilarious and self-deprecating, Christina shared personal experiences, as well as tips for raising book lovers and reasons to emphasize reading as your child grows.

Tips for Raising Book Lovers by Christina Dudley
1) Model
2) Believe reading is reading - encourage reading of all kinds
3) Make time to read at least 10-15 minutes/day
4) Make it easy on yourself - get rid of books you don't enjoy
5) Dissociate reading with bedtime
6) Involve other voices - books on tape, relatives reading aloud on tape
7) Books are part of a balanced road trip diet.
8) If you can't beat them, join them. Get books that relate to your kids' interests.
9) It is never too late to become a book lover.

Click on the link to the right to listen to her talk (January 29, 2013).

And if you'd like to check out any of her books or learn more about her, Christina has her own website: http://www.christinadudley.com