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Reading Habits4 min read

My Child Got a Pile of New Books This Diwali — Should I Give Them All at Once?

Diwali hasn't even arrived yet and you can already picture it: grandparents, aunts, neighbours, all arriving with books,...

3–5 yrs6–8 yrs9–12 yrs
A toddler girl sitting on the floor holding and looking closely at a book
Reading Habits3 min read

My Toddler Keeps Ripping and Chewing Books — What Actually Helps

You handed your toddler a lovely new book this morning, and by lunchtime a corner was in their...

0–3 yrs
A baby lying on a blanket, looking at an open picture book
Reading Habits4 min read

When Should I Start Reading to My Baby? What the Research Actually Shows

You've just about got feeding and sleep figured out, and now someone's mentioned reading to your baby already...

0–3 yrs
A street bookseller sitting among piles of books in the back of a truck on a street in Kolkata, India
Reading Habits4 min read

Why Children's Books in Your Mother Tongue Are So Hard to Find — and What Actually Works

You'd love your child to read something in Marathi, or Tamil, or Bengali — not just the school...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs9–12 yrs
A young girl lying on a bed surrounded by a pile of books, reading
Reading Habits4 min read

More Worksheets Won't Build Your Child's Reading Comprehension — More Reading Will

The exam is weeks away, and the comprehension worksheets are piling up on the dining table. Your child...

6–8 yrs9–12 yrs
Lit clay diyas (oil lamps) on a decorative tray at night, surrounded by scattered flower petals, photographed in Jaipur during Diwali
Reading Habits4 min read

Diwali Nights Are Loud — How to Keep the Bedtime Story Going Through Firecracker Season

Diwali is a few weeks out, and if you've done this before, you already know what the nights...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs
A group of young children crouched together on grass, curiously examining something small on the ground
Reading Habits5 min read

My Child Is Curious About Everything but Won't Sit With a Book — What's Going On?

Your child wants to know why the ceiling fan has exactly three blades, why milk turns thick when...

3–5 yrs6–8 yrs
A tray of lit diyas glowing for a Diwali celebration
Reading Habits3 min read

How to Get Kids Back Into a Reading Routine After Diwali Vacation Ends

Diwali this year falls on November 8, and between the travel to grandparents' homes, late nights with fireworks...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs9–12 yrs
A child reading a book in bed at the end of the day
Reading Habits4 min read

I Get Home at 7 PM and My Child's Already Half-Asleep — When Do We Even Read?

The commute ran long again, dinner and bath still need doing, and by the time there's a free...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs9–12 yrs

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