If you think that your child does not like to read, first of all stop to be at war with him. Excess abuse on reading will only push away the child from books, especially the teenager. Follow the recommendations provided below, and, perhaps, gradually you will notice how you fell in love with books. And, following your example, and the child.
Working as the school psychologist, often I hear inquiry from parents: "it is not interesting to child to read how to force it to love books?" Dislike for reading it becomes valid at school a problem. The child will not be able just to master that huge volume of material which is taught at schools now if does not read. Besides independent additional reading very broadens the child's horizons, helps it to find deep inner world.
Let's think why modern children do not like to read and how to change it?
For a start change the position – it is impossible "to force" to love including books. And before abusing the child for lack of inquisitiveness, think how often you read books? What latest book did you read? What do you do in free time houses? If parents without a break watch all evenings TV, it is simply silly to demand from the child that he will read at this time, but not to look in the screen.
At development of new skill by the child there is a certain scheme: at first the child sees how it becomes; then does it together with the adult and then performs operation. Reading development quite keeps within this scheme.
If you want to impart to the child love for reading, begin with yourself. At first esteem. Let your son or the daughter see you behind reading. Discuss contents of what was read with the child.
To seat the child it is much easier to read the book together with you, than at once one, independently. Give parties of family reading with discussion of read. Reduce watching TV and computer games to a minimum (both for the child, and for yourself). You remember, first of all, you have to set an example of the correct behavior: you have to read. It will be useless to abuse the child ("Already read to Idi!!!") when you do not do it, it is essentially important point! Reading has to be family tradition, but not a tiresome duty of the child school student.
Allow the child most to choose books in shop. Buy the book to yourself, show it and suggest to choose most for yourself.
The earlier you will think of imparting to the child love for reading, the better. Ideally it is worth thinking of it when the kid still goes to a garden. Read together children's books, you learn verses, tell the kid that read interesting. The child becomes more senior, the more difficult to begin to read to him, he has on it no habit.