Santa Claus’ Secret to Motivating Kids to Read
For all your parents out there, do you find it hard to get your kids to read a ton of books? Yes, they may read their homework and what they are assigned, but do you ever see your kid just reading for the fun of it? If not, then you know that you can change that for the younger kids who still believe in Santa Claus. There are tons of parents who realize that the beauty of reading is something that they can’t seem to get their kids to see. However, when your kids start to think that reading is cool — that is when this all changes.
Santa Claus actually encourages kids to read — and he does this by doing what he does best, encouraging a love of reading in both his elves and his reindeer. Now, can elves read? Yes, they can. Can the reindeer read? While they may be animals, remember they are magical animals, so yes, they do read. In fact, they love reading from digital devices because it makes it easier to go to the next page — they don’t have thumbs to help turn the actual book pages and are tired of having to rely on the elves to do this for them.
How Reading Helps Santa’s Reindeer
So, how does Santa Claus encourage kids to read? He does this by example. Every night Santa Claus sits down and read the elves and the reindeer a story. These are not all Christmas related. He just chooses something that he thinks the elves and reindeer will enjoy. They have even read all the Harry Potter books! The elves and reindeer love this quiet time and the story that they are being read.
For many parents, getting their kids to read is a battle. However, the key that Santa Claus has found that works best is to find something that they are going to want to read. Whether it has a favorite character in it, enough action to keep them entertained, or is just something that the kids will relate to is the key to making the kids want to read. So, what else can you do?
Every Christmas get your kids books for Christmas. Many parents look at this time as a time to get them a series that will keep them busy for a few months. However, if your kids are readers, you may find that one series is not enough. In this case, you may want to consider an e-reader with a membership to free books throughout the year to help feed their reading addiction.
However you approach reading with your kids, if you put it out there that Santa Claus loves to read and encourages his elves and reindeer to do the same, you may be surprised at how eager your kids get to read once they know that the cool thing to do is to read as Santa does to his family! For parents struggling to get kids to read — you may want to try this tactic to see if you can have success.