New report shows that fewer than half (46%) of parents read aloud to their children every day, and only 34% do so for at least 15 minutes

I just want to chime in with my own anecdotal experience as a parent. I honestly didn't read to my daughter as much as I would have liked to when she was a little younger, because I was a single working mom and I just didn't have the time or energy to read aloud on a regular basis (my job involved a lot of talking, so reading aloud felt like a huge chore at the end of the day), but I still always encouraged reading as the most approvable indoor passtime. It's not that I never read aloud to my daughter, but really it was maybe once a week at most.

But she still loves reading! She still has THE highest reading scores of her entire grade at school. She'll be 11 this year and she just finished reading the Harry Potter series for the fourth time!

I just get a little tired of these kind of articles trying to shame the busy single parents about not having enough time to do everything right. I would have loved to read to her more when she was little, but I didn't have time and I did the best that I could with the resources I had. And things turned out alright! She is bright, she has a fantastic grasp on language, and she loves reading. So what if most parents are too busy to read aloud?? How about instead of making them feel bad about it we give them tips on how to inspire a love a reading despite their schedule?? That would be way better! Audiobooks are a huge help. There's tip number 1!

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