10/22/2026
Research has shown that reading together with infants and young children significantly strengthens their relationships with parents and caregivers, promoting early brain development and attachment during crucial growth stages. This lays the groundwork for school readiness and long-term benefits throughout life.
Pediatricians and advanced care providers play a vital role in encouraging parents and caregivers to establish routines and enjoy conversations around books and stories with their children beginning in infancy. Shared reading, a positive parenting practice, helps build the foundation for healthy social-emotional, cognitive, language, and literacy development.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advocates for pediatricians to encourage families to start shared reading beginning at birth and continuing through at least kindergarten, emphasizing the importance of creating a nurturing, language-rich environment.
https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/early-childhood/early-childhood-health-and-development/early-literacy/
Research has shown that reading together with infants and young children significantly strengthens their relationships with parents and caregivers, promoting early brain development and attachment during crucial growth stages. This lays the groundwork for school readiness and long-term benefits thro...
