Comments on: Academic Nook: Raising a Reading Child by Prof. Stephen Acabado, PhD

By: Kristina Torres

Kristina Torres — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:49:57 +0000

Thank you for sharing. Reminded and reinforced the need to be active parents, to read to our children without feeling as if we’re being lectured to.

By: Atoy

Atoy — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:20:38 +0000

Nice piece Boboy

By: Mbb

Mbb — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:40:47 +0000

Boboy spells out a great blueprint for encouraging a love of reading, which is really a love of learning, if done right. Some parents don’t like reading to their kids because they think the subject matter is boring, I guess. But what I found is that, like Boboy implies here, reading about things and linking them to the world around us, makes our kids sit up and take notice, we lead by example. Blanche and Boboy, our friend in HI, gave us a firsthand view about this, which now that my husband and I have a child, still guides me a little bit, so I enjoyed reading this very much!!! Bing, 22 mos., loves reading and constantly wants to read and talk about it, and see things..what a joy!

By: Boboy

Boboy — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:57:52 +0000

Thanks Vera! I guess, you were in Anth 101, 1999 or 2000 — seems like another lifetime.

By: Vera

Vera — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:27:30 +0000

Hi Sir Boboy! My friend Mayeen and I were in your Anthro class over a decade ago.

I have a 22-month old nephew, he doesn’t read yet but he likes being read to, and looking at picture books. Too bad I don’t see him much I’ll share your story of raising a reading child to his parents though.