(If you missed Part 1, find it here.) 7. Make the most of a captive audience We don’t have a car, so almost every time we leave the house we have to sit on trains and/or buses. Personally, I can happily stare out of a train window for hours, but the children find it pretty dull. Solution: take books! And importantly, nothing else, entertainment-wise (see point 4: Limit Screens). My husband can barely walk as far as the corner shop without at least one book in his pocket (and usually with half a dozen in a tote bag). Sometimes I choose the children’s book—after a home ed sports day recently, the only book in the rucksack was our
We have to stock up on English language books whenever we travel through the US or UK - I'd love to hear some good recommendations for the 'meatier' books! I have been picking ones I remember - but I know there would be so many amazing new ones.
I switched to e-books when my first kid was breastfeeding because it was too hard to read a paper book at the same time.
I never went back, I read them on my phone still. I don't feel it's impeded my kids' love of reading, but I can see how it would help to be seen reading physical books.
During the pandemic especially when library access was cut off, it certainly was a lot cheaper to read e-books from the library (I spent a small fortune on children's books!) but now it's just a preference, I got used to it!
We have to stock up on English language books whenever we travel through the US or UK - I'd love to hear some good recommendations for the 'meatier' books! I have been picking ones I remember - but I know there would be so many amazing new ones.
Such good advice here! I agree wholeheartedly (I’m mother to two older book-lovers, ages 13 and 11).
I switched to e-books when my first kid was breastfeeding because it was too hard to read a paper book at the same time.
I never went back, I read them on my phone still. I don't feel it's impeded my kids' love of reading, but I can see how it would help to be seen reading physical books.
During the pandemic especially when library access was cut off, it certainly was a lot cheaper to read e-books from the library (I spent a small fortune on children's books!) but now it's just a preference, I got used to it!