02/04/2024
“I used to read a lot when I was expecting you, “ she said with a smile on her face.
“There used to be an umbrella tree there,” she continued while pointing out to a space in our front yard.
“I would spend my afternoons under that tree reading Bible based literature and sometimes even singing out loud when I felt like it.“
“So are you saying the reading culture can be transferred from mom to child?” I interrupted, I was so curious I couldn't wait for her to finish the story.
“Not really, what I'm saying is that children usually can read what's happening in their environment, even when they're in the womb.”
I have asked myself a million times how these two are related: the environment and habits of an expectant woman and the habits of the child they bear.
Do you people think that when a woman follows a certain routine/ habits while expecting a child, that the child would end up being fond of those habits?
I have always loved reading. Recently I was telling a friend I need to purchase a new study table. She was surprised and asked: “What do you mean a study table? What are you reading, didn't you just graduate?”
For some of us, reading ends when we either graduate high school or college.
I think reading is a culture that should be cultivated into us from infancy. I mean there's so much to learn everyday, and for me learning is a lifelong process, that's why I love books.
What are your thoughts on this?
