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Great books for babies by sonia_simone
Encourage your baby to be a lifelong reader (0-12 months)
If you’ve recently had a baby—or maybe you’re a new aunt or uncle—one of your goals might be to encourage a lifelong love of reading in this gorgeous brand-new person.
This lens will give you some resources and encouragement, including a few gentle pieces of advice, to set you on that course.
What reading does for babies
Babies love to be near their parents. Your focused attention on their beautiful little selves is the most powerful thing in their universe.
Your voice and attention will help your baby develop a tremendous sense of self, and the core belief that the world is a good place. And listening to the same words over and over will start to help them with the great task of their first year of life, learning the rudiments of language.
The more you read to your baby, the stronger a foundation she will have for language. (It doesn’t mean she’s going to talk at 7 months—this is about lifelong development, not some Baby Einstein contest.)
Short is good
Before he was 10 or 11 months old, my little boy wiggled too much even for a full reading of Goodnight Moon. My sister gave me a great tip—read shorter books. Priddy’s chunky eight- to ten-page books (with one word per page) are fantastic for babies. Capture short attention spans and start building that love of reading.
You don’t have to stick with ten-word books, though. Make any book short enough by just reading the first sentence on every page. Their attention spans will build gradually as they get older—for now, keep it fun and don’t push it.
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