1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:05,519 Speaker 1: It's the Happy Families Podcast. 2 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 2: It's the podcast for the time poor parent who just 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 2: once answers Now All. 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: This week on the Happy Families Podcast, I'm loving what 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: we're doing. Back to school slices of advice on how 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: to help the kids to navigate the ups and downs 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: in week one, Week two, getting back into the rhythm, 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: getting back into the routine. I'm doctor Justin Causon, got 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: a PhD in psychology, written nine books about raising happy families, 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: parenting expert and co host on Channel lines hit TV 11 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: show a Parental Guidance. I know I said the Perental Guide. 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: It's truth parent I can't say it now. Parental Guidance. 13 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: And the husband of the wonderful Missus Happy Family is 14 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: Kyla Corson, Mum to our six daughters. 15 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: I sound a bit boring, now, don't I? 16 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, sorry that did. But you know what two things. 17 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: First of all, you've been the one who's been invited 18 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: to be the guest speaker at an upcoming event on 19 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: the Sunshine Coast, not me, look at you go. And 20 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: also somebody asked you to MC their wedding, not me. 21 00:00:58,280 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: So I think that you might be the star of 22 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: the show. Anyway, very funny. Today a slice of advice 23 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: on helping the kids to love reading. Why well, holidays 24 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: are over. Screens probably took over during the holidays if 25 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: your family's like most, and getting the kids back into 26 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: reading can be a little bit tricky. Some are more 27 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: resistant than others. Reading is amazing, but I don't know, 28 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: sometimes the kids just fight against it. And the last 29 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: couple of days we've been having a really hard time 30 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: sticking to one slice of advice. We've given several slices 31 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: of advice, but today it's just one one slice of 32 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:35,119 Speaker 1: advice to help your kids to love reading. But as 33 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: we talked it over before we started to record this podcast, 34 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: we realized that we were going to slice that one 35 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: slice of advice into You know, when you dip your 36 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: little soldiers into the egg yolk, You get your toast 37 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: and you slice it into long, thin strips and dip 38 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: into the egg yolk. That's what we're doing with today. 39 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: We've no I think today is actually all about that 40 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: one slice of bread with all of the amazing additives 41 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: that we're adding in fiber. 42 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: And the iron and the fold and all that good stuff. 43 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're adding to that slice. 44 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: I still like the soldiers imagery. But whatever it is, 45 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: it's still a slice of advice. The one piece of 46 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: advice if you want to get your kids back into 47 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: reading or get them reading for the first time, is 48 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: read Read, read, read, literally, that's it. Read. You read, 49 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: they read, everybody reads, and that's how you fall in 50 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: love with reading. There's only one way to do it, 51 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: and that's to actually have books in your hand, not screens. 52 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 1: So let's slice up this piece of bread. Let's throw 53 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: the additives in whichever metaphor or symbol or object list, 54 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: and you like the better one the best. Kylie, You're 55 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: I'm super passionate about this, but as we were talking 56 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: about it, you just true ideas at me. Straight up. 57 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: I would love for you to lead this and I'm 58 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: just going to chime in with some ideas. 59 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: You shared a quote with me recently that readers are leaders, 60 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 2: and leaders are readers. As the leader in my home, 61 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: if I want my kids to read, I actually have 62 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 2: to read. They have to see me with a book 63 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 2: in hand in they need to see that reading is enjoyable. 64 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: Set the example. Yeah, yeap. And that means that when 65 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: they walk into the room and you're on the bed, 66 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: your phone is in your hand, that there is a 67 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: book in your hand, and that you're reading a biography, 68 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: or you're reading a textbook or a manual, or that 69 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: you're reading just something. It could be nonfiction, it could 70 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: be fiction. But when the kids see you reading, they 71 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: get the idea that my parents really like this. Reading 72 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: is obviously good for them. They might even say not 73 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: for me, but they're seeing that it's good for them. 74 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 2: I think not only that, though, if you're reading something 75 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 2: and you find it really exciting or enthralling, or you 76 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 2: learn something new, sharing that concept that I deal with 77 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: them letting them read a paragraph and just going, wow, 78 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: this is amazing. 79 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. I just read recently that a parts you I 80 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: don't know if it's called a putsche fish Paacu. I'm 81 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: going to call it a part to fish has human 82 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: like teeth. I haven't told the kids about that. I 83 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: haven't shown them a picture of that yet, but I 84 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: should because to me, that's just fascinating. 85 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: Human like teeth. 86 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: I can't wait for our next book review book Club 87 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: podcast episode, which is coming up in the next couple 88 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: of weeks, because I think that I've read something like 89 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: I think I'm up to thirteen books for the year already. 90 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: I love love reading and the kids. 91 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 2: If I read novels, i'd be up to that as well. 92 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: I haven't read it. I think I've read one novel. 93 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 1: Maybe no novels, I can't remember. Anyway, read set the example. 94 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: That was your first one. What's the second one? 95 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 2: The second one is include your kids, read. 96 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: To them and have them read to you. 97 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 2: This is really really important. Sometimes our kids aren't interested 98 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 2: in picking up a book, but they there's not too 99 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 2: many kids. There's not too many kids who won't take 100 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,799 Speaker 2: the chance to have a snuggle with Mum or dad. 101 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 2: And if you spend the time reading to them, bring 102 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 2: out all of the voices, use your best theatrics to 103 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 2: bring that story to life. Your kids will grow to 104 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 2: love books. Whether they read it or you read it 105 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 2: doesn't actually matter. 106 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: I definitely have to add a couple of things to 107 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 1: this really important slice of advice, A piece of a 108 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: slice whatever it is you mentioned using voices. So at 109 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 1: the moment, I'm reading a book called Leven Thumps and 110 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: the Gateway to Food to Emily, our nine year old, and. 111 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 2: You wanted this to all of the kids. That's right. 112 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: One of the characters. Geth speaks a little bit like 113 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: Sean Connery, and so I put that voice on, and 114 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: there's another voice, Clover, who speaks a little bit like this, 115 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: and it's really always up and always so funny. That's 116 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: the comic relief, and the kids love it. They fall 117 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: absolutely head over heels with the voices. You don't have 118 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: to be theatrical. You can just do the very best 119 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: that you can do, accents whatever. The kids don't care. 120 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: But I was also going to say, when it comes 121 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 1: to including the kids, when you're reading to them, slow down. 122 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: Don't skip pages, even when it's late at night and 123 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: you're exhausted. Slow down, read carefully, include punctuation, and make 124 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: sure that they can feel your enjoyment, because they'll fall 125 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: in love with the story so much more when you 126 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: do that with them. I think it's also worth stopping 127 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 1: now and then and asking them what would you do? 128 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: How do you think they're feeling? How would you feel? 129 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: You're teaching them empathy and perspective. You're giving them an 130 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: opportunity to sit in the moment, and the level of involvement, 131 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: the level of connection that you have with your kids 132 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: is just vitally important. So to me when you say, 133 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: involve them, get them reading to you. But when you 134 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: read to them, oh so important that you that you 135 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: slow it down. 136 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 2: My number three slice of advice would be to fill 137 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 2: your home with books, all kinds of books. If you 138 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 2: know that your child loves mechanics, then you find all 139 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 2: the books and mechanics that you can. Big, bright pictures, 140 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 2: word books. Just find things that tap into their interest, 141 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 2: but also have things that they might not even know 142 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 2: they're interested in. If books aren't there for them to discover, 143 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 2: then how will that sense of curiosity ever come about? 144 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: I have two more quick slices of advice. 145 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 2: You've just cut those soldiers in half. 146 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: Whatever they want to read, whatever they want to read, 147 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: full stop, end of story. If the kids want to 148 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: read something that, you're not that into a case in point. Now, 149 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: please forgive me for being a book snob. I want 150 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: my kids to read the classics. I want our kids 151 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: to be involved in literature, true literature. I want them 152 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: to experience the very best that the world has to 153 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: offer in terms of great authors telling brilliant stories in 154 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: classic ways. I want them to feel the goodness that 155 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: comes from these great books. And our youngest daughter had 156 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: no interest in reading at all until you helped her, 157 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: or maybe she founded herself. I can't remember now. Wings 158 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: of Fire graphic novels, and I stood in front of 159 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: large audiences of people and said, just get the kids 160 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: to read. Whatever it takes. It doesn't matter as long 161 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: as they're reading, even if they want to read a 162 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: graphic novel, even if they want to read Rugby League Week, 163 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: I don't care what it is. If they want to 164 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,559 Speaker 1: read a Taylor Swift magazine, who cares. Just get them reading. 165 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: And then I've got this kid who just wants to 166 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: do exactly the opposite of what I want for her, 167 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: which is to read the really great stuff. And so 168 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: she is, what's seven eight years old, and she's finally 169 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: willing to read. But it's got to be dragon graphic novels. 170 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: So way back then we said okay, So we bought 171 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: one and she read it in like an hour, and 172 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: then we brought another one. I was like, why are 173 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: we're buying comic books? They cost a lot and she's 174 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: reading that in an hour and this is not worth it? 175 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: And she read them. There's like five of these graphic 176 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: novels and she's read all of the multiple, multiple, multiple times, 177 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: and I'm thinking, oh my goodness. 178 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 2: All the pages of dog ed. Yeah, cover doesn't look sad, 179 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 2: and I keep on. 180 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: Saying, don't you want to read this? Don't you want 181 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: to read that? And what about Harry Potter, like, come on, 182 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: let's get you reading something that everybody loves. And she 183 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: won't do it, and I'm thinking, oh my goodness. And 184 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: then one day she decides that she wants to read 185 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: the novel rather than the graphic novel of that first 186 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: Wings of Fire, and you bought it for it and 187 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:47,839 Speaker 1: she devoured it and we kind of looked at each 188 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: other and gone, okay, so it's still dragons and there's 189 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: still a lot of disrespect and bad attitude, but she 190 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:53,439 Speaker 1: read a novel. 191 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 2: I think for her it took the challenge out of 192 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 2: it because she'd read the graphic novels, so she had 193 00:08:58,559 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 2: an understanding of what. 194 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: The story was, which goes back to that basic psychological 195 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: need of competence. Once you've got a clue about what's 196 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: going on, you're much more motivated. 197 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 2: You've made some progress, and that led to her wanting 198 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 2: to read more and more. 199 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 1: Which you've brought especially end of the books in the series, 200 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: and she read the whole thing about three times. But 201 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: then she started reading Harry Potter and she's read the 202 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: first three or four of those now and that's led 203 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: to her picking up Percy Jackson. Now she's about to 204 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 1: turn ten and she's reading Percy Jackson. She's reading Harry Potter, 205 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: and her love of reading is off the charts. Like 206 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: her reading level is sky high. We know that kids 207 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: reading is associated with much stronger academic outcomes. It's just 208 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: so good for them. And my slice of advice is, 209 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: whatever they want to read, whatever it takes, get them 210 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: into books. Now, I just said whatever it takes. This 211 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: is my final slice of advice, and I'll share it 212 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: really quickly. When I say whatever it takes, I don't 213 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: mean bribes, Okay, Bribing your kids to read just gets 214 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: and to take a whole lot of shortcuts with their reading. 215 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: They pick up the shortest book they can, They pick 216 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: up the book with the most pictures and the biggest words. 217 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 1: Bribing doesn't work. 218 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 2: And they say, with reading charts, you've got to read 219 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 2: ten minutes a night. Whatever. 220 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: Take the time limits away. 221 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 2: It actually takes the joy out of it because you 222 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 2: have to do it to tick a box. Right, if 223 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 2: you say ten minutes, then your child's going to do 224 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 2: ten minutes. 225 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: It's like music practice, right when the kids are playing 226 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: the piano or the clarinet, or the flute or whatever violin. 227 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: If you've got them learning a musical instrument and you 228 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: make them go on practice for thirty minutes every day, 229 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: they'll only practice for thirty minutes. But if they're playing 230 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: the piano and you say I love hearing that piano 231 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 1: play and it sounds like you're getting better, the kids 232 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: will sit there and they'll play for a whole lot 233 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,319 Speaker 1: more than thirty minutes because it becomes intrinsically motivating. They're 234 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,679 Speaker 1: not doing it as you said to tick a box. 235 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: So no bribes, no time limits. Oh you know what, 236 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: there is one bribe that is acceptable. I'll buy another 237 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: book once you finish that one. If you like it, 238 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: I'll get you another one. That is I mean, that's 239 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: just going to encourage more reading. It and encourages a 240 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: love of reading, and it helps the kids to tap 241 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: into what they love the very most. So that is 242 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: our one slice of advice about how. 243 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 2: Tut into lots of pieces, how. 244 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:10,199 Speaker 1: To get your kids to love reading raising readers, readers 245 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: who become leaders. Leaders are readers. Thank you so much 246 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: for listening. We hope that it helps your family to 247 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: develop a love of learning and a love of reading. 248 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: The Happy Families podcast is produced by Justin Rouland from 249 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: Bridge Media. Craig Bruce is our executive producer. 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