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Dads Read With Your Kids!

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Parenting is a joint effort, but depending on the personalities of mom and dad, each parent may take on different roles when it comes to raising their children. Kids learn a lot by example, and they observe behaviors as a mode for learning how to behave themselves. This is why so many kids end up mimicking their parents or even becoming like them, as they get older. Observed behavior is picked up, both consciously and subconsciously, and the actions you take as a parent when you are with your child will play a huge role in their overall development.

Fathers who read and read with their kids are important, especially when it comes to helping boys read. Studies over the years have shown that a majority of readers tend to be women, and elementary grade boys do not read nearly as much as their female counterparts. Due to still-potent gender roles, boys are taught to be physically active and may shy away from reading because it does not necessarily fall under that category. Boys look to their fathers as role models, which is why it is up to dad to help instill the importance of reading early on.

You can do this by reading on your own, reading with your children, or encouraging them to read up on their favorite topics and activities as well. Reading along with your child can be extremely beneficial in a variety of ways. Not only does it allow for you to read together, but you can spend some quality time with one another as well. These moments will create memories that will last a lifetime. Kids also learn by example, so reading on your own can help push them in the right direction, too. If you’re not a big reader yourself, there are other things you can do as well, such as share stories about your life, explore photographic or informational books on topics you like, and share with your child.  Involve your child in everyday writing tasks such as composing letters and emails or even paying the bills.

Dad reading with daughter

However, dads can help boost the love of reading in daughters, too, so it is important not to forget that reading with any child is incredibly beneficial for their education while also helping build the foundations of your relationship with one another. As stricter and more traditional gender roles dissolve, it is important for both mom and dad to act as a team and to share activities and responsibilities with one another. Dad’s should feel excited about reading with their children along with other activities like crafts or cooking, just as moms should feel excited about playing games, sports and building or fixing things around the house with their kids as well.

Daddy Read to Me!

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Dads Reading with Kids
Studies have shown that mothers are most often the ones to read to their children. Though there is nothing wrong with women reading to their children, offering kids a variety of different experiences with both parents with reading can be incredibly beneficial to their development. Not only can this help their reading skills but it can also help build special bonds as well.
Men are often seen as people of action. Dads tend to take over when it comes to physical activity or manual labor, and while these skills are important, it is also important not to get hung up on gender roles. Reading is just as much an activity as anything else; ‘to read’ is a verb, right? It’s something you do! And we all know that having two people read the same thing can provide drastically different results. So having dad step in and do some reading can help broaden a child’s imagination as well as their reading skills.
Studies have actually shown that kids who read with both their mother and their father performed better on standardized tests and had a wider grasp on a more diverse vocabulary. This is because mom and dad both bring something unique to the table. Each person is different and will inherently bring a different skill set to whatever activity parent and child are partaking in. This applies to reading as well.
Similar studies have also shown that not only are kids more well-rounded in terms of their reading skills, but that they are generally better behaved and more emotionally developed as well. This is often because fathers who regularly read to their children also share in caregiving responsibilities with mom, leading to higher self-esteem, better attachment and healthier social competence in kids.

Regardless of whether the child is a boy or a girl, having daddy read to them is important. Statistically, boys do not read nearly as much as girls do and there have been plenty of campaigns pushed by children’s publishers to entice boys to pick up more books. Having dad read can help young boys feel more confident in reading, regardless of subject material.  Another study shows that boys who read with or are regularly read to by their fathers are more likely to score higher in terms of reading comprehension and overall achievement. However, when it comes to girls and reading with their fathers, they can gain more confidence and insight because dad can offer a different perspective and suggest a different array of books and topics than mom would choose.

Check out our vast array of personalized children’s books that both child and dad can share and read along together. Visit us at KDNovelties.com.



Encourage Boys to Read with Personalized Books

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Boys are notorious for being reluctant readers. According to the U.S. Department of Education, in every year, for the past 30 years, boys have scored worse than girls in every age group when it came to reading. Statistics show that by eighth grade, boys are 50 percent more likely to be held back than girls. In high school, two-thirds of special education students are boys.
Boys statistically read less than girls, and also tend to be reluctant readers on the whole. Reading is vital to academic success. Studies have shown that reading for fun is linked to academic performance, and even if a child doesn’t like reading for fun, it is still a vital skill for every kid to have. It is a skill that will always be needed to function well in society and is always useful. Though boys tend to have more trouble finding the will to read.  Boys need to see themselves reflected in what they read, they hunger after action-packed adventures featuring superheroes, and sports, monsters, dinosaurs and they definitely prefer non-fiction.
However, boys can be persuaded to read with a personalized book from KD Noveltieswhich satisfies every need they may crave. 
Boys Reading Personalized Books

Boys are often encouraged to participate in physical activities rather than stationary ones such as reading, so perhaps something from our personalized sports books collection can get boys reading while making them the star player in their very own adventure. Kids especially boys are more likely to read a story that relates to their lives and their interests. Whether they like football, hockey, soccer or baseball there is a book for them.  Our personalized books insert them into the story and into the game. Not only will these books instill a greater sense of self-esteem but it can bolster their interest in reading. If they play baseball, they may grow interested in baseball books, and perhaps move on to other topics as well. 

Boys also want to read what they want to read and prefer a print-rich environment where they can search for magazines and books that appeal to them.  KD Novelties’ personalized super hero books would sure motivate them to open a book and start reading because not only do they become the hero in their very own adventure they can relate to the super hero characters they know and love such as their Batman personalized book and Justice League personalized book.
KD NOVELTIES TIP:  IT IS LESS IMPORTANT WHAT BOYS READ, AS LONG AS THEY ARE READING SOMETHING. LET THEM PICK OUT THEIR OWN BOOKS. 
Why personalized kids books? It can super-charge and bolster their reading ability and comprehension skills that are invaluable in school and beyond.