The number of children that read books for fun has dropped dramatically in recent years. What are the reasons for this? How can we encourage children to read more?

In today’s technologically advanced world, where daily new inventions are taking place,

number

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the number

of children reading books as a hobby is decreasing drastically as children are opting for other new hobbies to pursue. There are numerous reasons for

this

drop.

First

of all, easy availability of various digital gadgets. In today’s generation children are

succumbed

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succumbing

to peer pressure to play virtual reality games.

Also

, children who

wants

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want

to read books are considered boring and not cool which has led to more and more children pursuing all kinds of socially acceptable activities to fit in their social circle.

Secondly

, children tend to imitate their parents.

For instance

, when they see their parents working on computers all the time, they would want to do that

to

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

too

.

Therefore

, it is important that the parents should be aware of

this

fact and take appropriate measures to introduce their children to the habit of reading books at an early stage of their life.

Thus

, by making sure that they sit with their children and help them read

instead

of bringing back their office work home.

Furthermore

, schools should

also

take initiatives to promote book clubs and bring back the old culture of reading for fun in todays new generation. To conclude, it is not too late to motivate children to read books for fun. If appropriate steps are taken more and more children can be influenced to read and

this

drastically dropping trend can be encumbered. The number of children that read books for fun has dropped dramatically in recent years. What are the reasons for

this

? How can we encourage children to read more?