How to Get Them to Read (Or Do Anything)

Published: Dec. 3, 2019, 8 p.m.

We want our kids to read. We want them to read instead of watching so much TV or playing with the iPad. So we make up rules or create incentives to motivate them to pick up a book (I\u2019ll give you a dollar for every book you finish this year). What we don\u2019t do enough is actually the easiest and clearest form of teaching: We don\u2019t provide a good example.How often do your kids catch you reading? How often do they see you with a book in your hands? You want them to read, but do you re...