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Reading to Your Toddler
Dr. Harvey Karp, author of The Happiest Toddler on the Block , suggests reading with your child not at her. Board books are great for toddlers especially the destructive types who want to rip paper pages out of books. Kids love rhyming stories, books with lots of pictures, colors and touchy-feely books. And don't be surprised at how well your child is really listening to her stories. Despite the rolling around and gabbing throughout, they really do pick up every word, memorize them and read along out-loud with you.
Toddlers tend to have certain books that they want to hear over and over and certain books that don't appeal to them at all. One thing that can really help with finding new books to treasure, without automatically spending twenty-four bucks on one they may not like, is to go to the library. Look for new books they may like, take home some new ones and see what they respond to. If they really fall in love with one, you might want to buy it new so it becomes a staple, the others go back and only get rechecked out if they ask for them.
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