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Bollywood’s wittiest super mom, Twinkle Khanna, an avid reader, often posts about her reading experiences, books she likes and how she is raising her children to fall in love with books as well. Here is her simple guide for kids to fall in love with books and the art of reading.
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The pointers she shares are easy to follow:
1. Make it fun, take turns reading lines, put on strange accents, goof around
2. Take them to bookstores and libraries
3. Let them pick what they like
4. Be a reader yourself
Simple things like spending a few minutes every night, reading with/to them can help them develop a lifelong love for reading. Isn’t that what we want as parents too?!
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