THE PRICELESS JOY OF ENJOYING BOOKS TOGETHER

<p>Enjoying books with your children is much more that just reading aloud to them, although it includes that, too!&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>QUOTABLES</strong></p> <p>Ximena: "Audio books are not cheating."</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p> <p>02:22 What does it mean to enjoy books together? Read-alouds, audio books, and book club.</p> <p>02:38 Benefits of enjoying books together.</p> <p>03:46 Most parents stop enjoying books with their children once they learn how to read. But you can continue to enjoy books past that milestone!</p> <p>04:16 The benefit of quality time.</p> <p>04:57 How kids make connections from what you read to real life and you get to see that as a parent. These connections help kids become better thinkers and writers.</p> <p>05:48 Enjoying books together builds that empathy for different people and different cultures.</p> <p>06:43 When you read a book aloud, your children can enjoy a book they might not be able to comprehend when reading independently.</p> <p>07:20<strong> </strong>The more reading you do, the more literature you expose your children to, the better their grammar and writing skills.&nbsp;</p> <p>08:23 Ximena admits she wasn't much of a reader as a child. But homeschooling her own children has fostered a love of reading in her adulthood.</p> <p>09:08 How enjoying books together opens up valuable family discussions, often about difficult topics. Those conversations deepen the parent-child relationship.</p> <p>10:25 When a book makes you cry, your kids may want to discuss why you're crying. This is a great learning and bonding moment.</p> <p>15:17 Four ways to make enjoying books part of your homeschool. Ximena likes to read with her kids in the morning. DeeDee prefers after lunch, letting the kids do something with their hands like origami or weaving bracelets.&nbsp;</p> <p>17:01 How BookShark curriculum helped them enjoy books with their kids.</p> <p>17:50 DeeDee and Ximena talk about many of the books their families love:</p> <ol> <li><em>Ghandi </em>(a biography