7 Types of Books to Help Your Child Become More Confident in Themselves

 

Confidence is one of the most valuable gifts we can help our children develop. It shapes how they approach challenges, interact with others, and view their own potential. While confidence grows through experiences and encouragement, books can play a powerful role in building a child's self-assurance and inner strength.

The right books open windows into different perspectives, teach valuable life lessons, and help children see themselves as capable individuals. Through stories and guidance, young readers discover that everyone faces doubts and setbacks, but these obstacles can be overcome. Here are seven types of books that can nurture confidence in your child.

The Benefits of Story Time During The Pandemic

Navigating the uncertain situation of a global pandemic over the past year has been a struggle for most of us! For parents with young children, COVID-19 has tough lifestyle changes in terms of childcare and homeschooling. While kids and parents are no doubt looking forward to socializing again, spending more quality time with our families has been one of the biggest positives of staying at home.

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As parents, we know that instilling a love of reading in our kids is one of the most important things we can do. Reading exercises the brain, improves concentration, reduces stress, sparks imagination and even helps develop empathy. Plus, it can become a lifelong habit that provides a whole lot of FUN for your family.

Start Early
Research shows that it’s never too early to start enjoying books with your little one. Reading aloud to your newborn is a great way to introduce words while soothing baby with the sound of your voice. Older babies will start to associate words and sounds with pictures, getting them on the path to reading right from the start. Plus cuddling up with a book is the perfect way to bond!

Ready, Set, Reward
Try using a reading log or reward chart to encourage older kids who are starting to read on their own. Jot down the title of each book they read, or tally the number of pages and celebrate with an ice cream cone or a family picnic when they reach a predetermined total. Stickers work great, too! Some schools host reading challenges of their own, and most local libraries offer summer reading programs with a similar reward system.

Seek Out Literary Events
Make reading part of your family’s everyday entertainment by attending kid-friendly events. Hit up story time at your local library, or go to an author signing at your neighborhood bookstore. Shop your school’s book fair together or visit a used bookstore to hunt for forgotten treasures as a family. The idea is to associate books with fun memories and quality time.

Take a Listen
Audiobooks are gaining in popularity—and for good reason! They’re made for multitasking by allowing you to get immersed in a story while you’re otherwise occupied with household tasks like cooking or cleaning. They’re also great for road trips! Get invested in a classic as a family by listening to a family-friendly title in regular installments. Try an app or subscription service, or even borrow books on CD from your local library.

Follow Their Interests
Although you might be tempted to steer your kids towards educational books, let them choose subjects that capture their imagination. By encouraging your child’s passions—whether it’s superheroes, animals or even their favorite animated character—they’ll be more likely to stick to the habit of reading and eventually expand to other subject areas.

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Beam n Read: The Best Portable, Personal Light

Are you one of the millions of people that read or play on your cell phone in bed? Come on be honest we're probably all guilty of it at some point. I know I for one play games as I'm laying in bed to relax and unwind. Even though we all know we are putting a strain on our eyes we just keep on doing things like this that we enjoy.

Totally Monster & Pretend and Play - Get the kids reading today!

We're about half way through summer vacation and it's time to start thinking about back to school already. One good way to keep the kids minds active is through reading and playing interactive e-books. You can do this by taking turns reading aloud with your child and playing word games with them when you have down time. I've found that the ticket is to find a book that peaks your children's interest. I know that for my daughter when she has a book she really likes she will give up time with electronics and television to read. The books in this series are perfect for toddlers. They are nice and sturdy, full of bright colors, and are even interactive!

Silver Dolphin Books has a few fun ideas with the launch of six new interactive apps based on their popular Totally Monster and Pretend & Play book series, created in partnership with Skyreader Media Inc. The new immersive and interactive e-books for the Apple® iPad®, for ages 5 and under, provide next generation storytelling featuring bright bold colors, fun animations, and great audio!
 

Far from frightening, the adorable monsters of the Totally Monster app series introduce young readers to a variety of everyday situations, utilizing the bold and imaginative illustrations of former Disney animator Sue DiCicco. 

In Totally Monster: Best Friends, the two little monsters reinforce the message of what it means to be, and have, a best friend and how best friends stick together through anything. Children will learn how great it is to have a best friend to the end through the monsters’ high jinx and fun adventures.

In Totally Monster: Feelings, children learn that monsters can be blue and have good and bad days, just like us. Young children can learn to identify and express their feelings and emotions along with the monsters in this imaginative book. 

In Totally Monster: Manners, children learn that it’s important for everyone, even monsters, to have good manners. Children will enjoy the antics of the monsters as they learn how to be polite, help out, and make friends, and how much more fun it can be when we all play together.

The Pretend and Play series includes:

Pretend and Play:Toolbox where youngsters help to build a new birdhouse for Birdy. By selecting the correct tools—a saw, hammer, screwdriver, or pliers—to complete the on-screen images, app users learn the different jobs that each tool performs as well as how each job is important to completing the project. The end result, a stunning 3-D birdhouse, is reward for a job well done in addition to the personal satisfaction of completing the project!

Pretend and Play: Firefighter a captivating introduction to the heroic tasks that firefighters perform.  Children assist the app’s firefighter in saving the day by choosing the correct element for putting out a kitchen fire, saving pets from a burning home, and removing a fallen tree. The app imparts elementary fire safety in addition to an understanding of some of the many elements used by real-life firefighters. Upon completion of the challenge, children are rewarded with the creation of their own 3-D fire truck.

Pretend and Play: On the Farm where children are transported to Farmer Jack’s farm for a tour that includes a variety of adorable farm animals. From the smallest field mouse hiding in the barn’s hayloft to the tall brown horse peeking over his stall door, every animal has something to say. Children learn about animals as they select the correct animal to complete the image and also engage in small counting games—such as how many butterflies can they see among the cows—helping to build numeracy skills.  A 3-D barn is revealed at the end of the adventure.

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