This truly resonates with me as a parent. Even before I got married and had a son, I knew that my kid will have to enjoy reading as much as I do. Why? Because I will totally expose him to the printed world, a world that can be altogether different from his everyday life.
Once he gets into reading, I am pretty much sure that half the battle of making a kid succeed in school is won. I don't exactly mean having stellar grades or such but keeping him interested in learning and finishing school can be easier. You won't have to beg or bribe your kid to go to school everyday because he will want to go not only because of his friends but also because it's fun to learn.
Instead, you will have to beg, bribe, and punish him to put his book down to stop reading and do something else. We went a little overboard in his reading although my husband doesn't think so. I, myself, was addicted to it specially during my adolescent and early teen years. I can almost imagine how my mom felt being frustrated when I simply disappeared to my room to read. Or how my Social Science teacher got mad when I kept on reading furtively while she was discussing history.
Nonetheless, the value of reading in one's academic and real life is not something that can be overlooked. A parent's responsibility is not just about feeding their mouths but also the mind and spirit. And all of these starts at home. With the mother. And the father.
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