Bringing Up Bookworms
Sally Bulthuis, Calvin College Alumna
The Banner
April 2007

“American children and adolescents spend 22 to 28 hours per week viewing television, more than any activity except sleeping,” according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Recent studies also indicate a correlation between our growing TV habit and faltering reading scores.

Alarming though they may be, these statistics should not cause despair. When we introduce young children to books, we introduce them to an essential skill and a simple pleasure. As a children's bookseller and as a parent, I offer the following tips on establishing this rewarding habit.

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