Again, Daddy

Kari enjoys books. He especially enjoys being read to. Annesa and I (like many other parents out there) have proven that if you introduce books to kids very early they will grow up to love books. So even though Kari is only 4 years-old (in September), he loves books and we hope that will never change.

Curious George (CG) is his favorite TV show. He will not give up watching CG for anything...except books. Recently, he asked me to stop CG (DVD) and read him a book (Wait! I Want to Tell You a Story by Tom Williams). I was very tired but decided it was worth it anyway. This book is one of his favorites and pretty short. Of course, I did my best to stretch the story by adding special effects and animations. At the end of the story, he took the book, turned to the beginning and gave it back to me. I confirmed that he actually wanted me to read the book again. At the end of the second reading, he did the same thing. This was repeated two times until my throat began to hurt. All that shouting and voice changing had its effects after awhile.

Lesson learned

Kids have no idea when you are tired and I doubt they even understand the concept. They do know what they want and actually wants us to be a part of that (sometimes). My advice to you is do not miss out despite how tired you are or how you feel. I once read that kids may forget what you say, they may forget what you do, but they will never forget how you made them feel. Make your child feel valued and worth-your-time EVERYDAY. I don't know about your child, but this makes Kari very happy.