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I think more than anything, is to encourage your children to learn, and help them to find passions early in life. I used to read a lot when I was a kid because
by bherms 16y ago
I think more than anything, is to encourage your children to learn, and help them to find passions early in life. I used to read a lot when I was a kid because I was really interested in our founding fathers, so I read a lot about Ben Franklin, Jefferson, etc. I lost that for a while because I didn't have any books available that interested me. Near the end of highschool, I was forced to read a few books that really got me going and I've been reading fiction ever since. I found a passion for it.
- Volscio 16y agoThis seems appropriate. I didn't really start "reading" a lot until I was in my mid-twenties and wanted to know more about global issues and international affairs, and I could find books on those topics pretty easily in the best-sellers list. My dad would have me read classics like The Lord of the Rings. I appreciate them now, but they had little relevance to me as a boy. The internet was probably the best thing for me because it allowed me to quickly find more information on topics I actually cared about. So I'd say the way to get anyone to read, not just boys, is to facilitate the link between their interests and books. So when someone shows an interest or aptitude in a certain hobby, show them a bunch of books in that area. It's not quite so obvious to people that there is a ton of information out there on the things they love. Also I think it's funny to read comments on hackernews saying that kids shouldn't have access to video games when a lot of us grew up on computer games, BBSs, MUDs, etc. and are now hackers/coders.