Tom Curley, author of the book “Rich Habits”, spent 5 years researching 233 self-made millionaires around the world and found that 86% of them loved reading books from an early age.
If nothing else, let’s talk about the two “World’s Richest Men” that we are familiar with.
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, has been a “nerd” since he was a child. When other children liked to play, in elementary school, he held a book as thick as a brick and read little by little. He once said “I read 10 hours a day and I could read 2 books in one day on the weekend. I read all the books in the library in 4th grade.”
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, has been obsessed with reading since he was a child, so much so that his parents had to establish a family rule: Reading is not allowed during meals.
Even though he has become one of the biggest bosses in the world, his passion for reading has not changed. No matter where he goes, he will ask his assistant to prepare over 10 books. Sometimes when he needs to go on a business trip, he will prepare another bag himself.
Elon Musk…
Or Bill Gates has a hobby of reading books.
So do you see that no one can do great things without liking to read books?
Reading seems simple but it is good for training the brain. When reading, the brain needs to continuously decode, interpret and analyze text. Information is transmitted back and forth between the left and right hemispheres of the brain like electricity.
For example, when a child is reading a new book and wants to remember something, the brain must build memory and networks to facilitate its retrieval later. Therefore, reading will affect children’s way of thinking and ability to process information.
Bill Gates’ brain’s ability to integrate information is amazing. He does not read one book at a time but can read 5 books on the same topic at the same time.
A normal person reading at this speed may not be able to understand what is said in the book, let alone remember it, but Bill Gates can remember 90% of the content (he often reads and reads notes at the same time). .
Bill Gates’s ability to process information is very strong, because his brain is supported by a powerful “library” of information, and this information is gradually accumulated through personal experience and work. read a book.
Therefore, when reading, children can quickly connect the content in the book with information already in the brain to form a new information network. This is probably the reason why smart children are often able to read and memorize book content quickly.
Brain scientists have used MRI to monitor children’s brain development and discovered that children with reading habits have developed brains, good academic performance, and higher IQs.
It can be seen that if parents want their children to become excellent, they should first do these 4 things and form the habit of reading.
Always have books at home
The more familiar we are with something, the easier it is to have a good impression. The exposure effect, a concept in psychology, describes the positive reinforcement of repeated experiences. Applying it to encouraging reading, creating familiarity and regular exposure will create a positive effect in the child’s mind.
When at home, having books available will stimulate children’s curiosity and desire to learn new things. Parents can place the book in a place where children can easily access it, such as on a table, bookshelf or reading corner.
Children’s regular exposure to books will create positive effects in their minds.
Sometimes, when children are bored with blocks or other games, parents can choose an appropriate book, lean back in the chair and read with their children. This action not only creates a comfortable reading environment, but also conveys a message about the value of reading and creates a love for books in children.
Even if children cannot read yet, the images in books can still attract attention. Children can enjoy the vivid images, bright colors and interesting drawings in the book.
Looking at many picture books helps children remember many details and from there, gradually understand and recognize many concepts and situations around them. Under the guidance of parents or adults, children can learn from picture books, focus on the images and begin to build analytical abilities.
Let your child read books that interest him
Reading children’s favorite books can stimulate the brain’s reward system and release more dopamine, helping children maintain their passion for reading.
So, don’t force children to read the books their parents want, choose books that they find interesting.
If children like to learn about insects, mothers can buy books about insects for them to read. If your child wants to explore further, take them out into nature to observe and study insects. In this way, children can integrate knowledge in books with real-life objects.
When understanding is better, it will stimulate children’s curiosity and arouse their passion for reading.
Reading children’s favorite books can stimulate the brain’s reward system and release more dopamine.
Parents have the habit of reading books
What a child is best at is imitation, because mirror neurons in the brain do what they see their parents do.
Therefore, if parents do not set an example and lead their children, it will be difficult to achieve the desired results.
Asking someone who has never read a book to consistently read a book every day is difficult at first, because the reading circuit in the brain has not yet been established.
If parents set an example and lead their children, it will be easy to achieve the desired results.
But parents can set a small goal, such as reading 10 pages a day. If they persist, the reading cycle will become thicker and reading slowly will become their child’s daily habit.
If parents want their children to be interested in books, they can take their children to bookstores and libraries more often, so that children can feel that their parents also like books, and that reading is important in daily life. .
Encourage children to read even boring books
There are many books and not every child likes them. Many children only like one scene or one page, others have no interest at all. This is normal.
But if children don’t read, they won’t know which books are boring and which are interesting.
Therefore, random reading is essential. This is an important process to choose a good book, and is also an opportunity to train children’s five senses and vision.
Encourage children to read even boring books.
In fact, this is the same as eating. Some dishes look delicious but when they enter our mouth, they don’t taste delicious, so we often don’t want to eat them again.
Or after eating too much, we learn from experience and know which foods are nutritious, delicious and worth enjoying.
Therefore, parents should encourage their children to read many different books. At this time, children will recognize which books are suitable for “tasting”, which books are suitable for “chewing”, and which books are suitable for “digesting”. .
A skillful mother will know how to be “lazy” properly in the following 4 cases, to help her son have the opportunity to express and develop well.
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