The fact that you are with us by reading these lines makes you think that you also care about this. Reading is truly one of the most beautiful, most beneficial and stimulating habits in the world. That’s why we will always focus on this issue in our communication with you. There is no age limit for reading to your baby. Even if he isn’t giving you his full attention at the moment, even if he wants to put the book to his mouth, the little readings will gradually catch his attention and it will become a routine. Reading to your baby regularly has many important benefits. If you haven’t started yet, we hope you will make this habit a part of your life as soon as possible.
Let’s recap a few benefits of reading to your baby:
1- Reading to your baby improves listening skills. Listening skill in babies, with the speech of the parents; begins to be won by telling them something. The books read and the tales told will develop children in terms of attention and concentration. It will be important to focus on listening so that they do not have problems focusing in the future.
2- Reading to your baby allows him to learn the meaning of words. Babies can recognize spoken and repeated words. Between the ages of 0-2, babies try to make sounds and speak only by imitation. They question the meanings of the words they learned their sounds in the periods they continue. They often start to keep them in their memory by making connections between the words they hear and the situations that occur. They often use words they know the meaning of.
3- Reading to your baby improves focus and memory. In the first year, babies make sounds, focus mostly on listening, learn all the sounds necessary for their speech and place them in their memory. The richer and more understandable the words they hear in this process, the better they will speak in the future.
4- Reading is a habit. If we make reading a part of their lives now, our children will continue to enjoy reading in the future. Books open the doors of new worlds to our children. It allows them to learn new information. It enriches their curiosity and imagination.
Lots of books and music…
We talked about the benefits of reading books. If you add music to these pleasant moments and routines, you will make the time you spend with your baby even more enjoyable. Accompanying the music and talking to him one by one will continue to be the best support from you during this process. Your baby also accompanies the music by rocking and humming. Some babies are particularly fond of certain types of music and take great pleasure in listening to this music. You can also experiment to understand your baby’s preferences.
Although your baby has not yet been able to communicate with you verbally, he has come a long way in communicating with you by showing what he wants with his finger and showing his feelings with body and facial movements.