The podcast discusses the age-old argument of what is allowed to happen at the dinner table and how parents compare themselves to others. It also explores the importance of creating a family habit of reading and leading by example to foster a love for reading in children.
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Creating a family habit of reading during mealtime can entertain, educate, and instill a lifelong love for reading.
Modeling the behavior of reading at the table and bending some rules can make reading a contagious habit and encourage children to become avid readers.
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The Power of Family Habits
Even a hundred years ago, families had arguments about what was allowed at the table during mealtime. However, Jimmy Carter's family had settled this issue by making reading at the table a family habit. His mother encouraged her children to follow her example of reading during mealtime. This habit not only entertained and educated them but also instilled a lifelong love for reading.
Encouraging the Habit of Reading
While screens may be more enticing to kids nowadays, it is still essential to foster the habit of reading. Jimmy Carter's mother showed the best way to do it: by modeling the behavior herself. By reading at the table and bending some rules, she made reading a contagious habit. It is crucial for parents to raise readers and encourage reading as a family habit, using whatever means necessary.
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Even a hundred years ago, it was an argument at plenty of dinner tables. They didn’t have TVs then, let alone iPads, but families were still fighting about what was happening at meal time, what was allowed to happen at the table. Parents were still comparing themselves against what they thought the neighbors were doing, what kind of behavior they were letting their kids get away with.