5 Ways to Encourage a Love of Learning
- Read, read, read to your child for at least 15 minutes every day. If your child is older take turns reading — you read one page, he or she reads the next — or establish a family reading time when everyone reads their own book.
- Encourage your child to express his or her opinion, to talk about feelings, and how to make good choices. This will build his or her confidence to participate in school discussions and activities.
- Help your child develop hobbies and interests, and ensure he or she has the tools needed to pursue their interests.
- Provide your child with play opportunities that support different kinds of learning styles. Listen and dance to music, sort the laundry to reinforce math skills, collect leaves and sort and classify them, paint pictures, make playdough!
- Point out the new things you learn with enthusiasm. Discuss the different ways you find new information, showing your child that learning is both fun and challenging.
