Reading to your kids is a treat. You use that time to be with them, cuddle with them, and indoctrinate them all at the same time. Those few minutes before bedtime are crucial for developing a bond with them and instilling a love of reading from an early age.
One of my oldest son’s favourite books when he was two years old was a board book illustrating that immortal piece of Canadiana: The Hockey Song.
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We read this story every night and after a month or so the kid had the song memorized, and he had absorbed the pictures so much that he believed the story to be true: The Maple Leafs defeated the Canadiens for the Stanley Cup in 1993.