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Imagine that your child is grown up, and his or her reading life looks a lot like yours does right now.

How do you feel about that?\\xa0

Is your reading life something you want your kids to emulate when they\\u2019re adults?\\xa0

What if we built for ourselves the kind of reading life that we\\u2019d be delighted for our own kids to imitate?\\xa0

Novelist Katherine Paterson once wrote that \\u201ca fondness for books is catching.\\u201d

I think she\\u2019s right. It\\u2019s much easier to be drawn into a reading life when the people around you also have a rich reading life.

And if you\\u2019re someone who wants to raise kids who love to read - that\\u2019s probably why you\\u2019re here, right? Modeling our own rich reading life is an incredibly important strategy in making that a reality.

Which means that reading \\u2013 not just to your kids, not just for your kids, not just about how to be a better mother to your kids \\u2013 but reading for the sheer joy of reading, is one of your most important jobs as a mother.

And regardless of what your reading life looks like today, it\\u2019s OK. Keep listening.\\xa0

In this episode, you\\u2019ll hear:\\xa0

• Why modeling your own enjoyment of reading is such an important piece of raising kids who love to read
• How reading reduces stress, makes us happier, improves focus and more!
• How to overcome the hurdles and read more (in fact we have a printable for that!)

Find the rest of the show notes at: https://readaloudrevival.com/mom-reading-life/