A couple of days before Christmas, Aalliyah misplaced her
iPod and after spending the best part of three days turning the flat upside
down and driving myself crazy by searching the same places ten times over, I
had to face facts. It was lost. It was frustrating as the only possible way of
it becoming lost was in a matter of five minutes walking from one street to the
other. She had run home from her nans house, so chances are it fell from her
pocket. With Christmas day looming, I thought it was best to just deal with the
issue afterwards as I didn't want it to put a cloud over our festivities. As much as I was annoyed at the time, I
really can’t blame Aalliyah for losing it. Since getting it over a year ago she
has been amazingly responsible with it. It’s just one of those things and as
much as I am sure I will be replacing it for her soon I can’t help feeling
slightly pleased that just lately I seem to have got some quality time with her
back again. Now don’t get me wrong, we do spend time together as a family
whether staying in for game night or going out for a walk somewhere, but there
were days when she would literally spend the best part of the evening glued to
that iPod. She is an avid gamer (Minecraft in particular) so is ever so
slightly addicted to those gaming videos on YouTube.
I came to realise that up until the point she got her iPod,
she was a very regular reader. She has always had an exceptional aptitude when
it comes to English and reading and her reading level has always been ahead by
years. She would literally devour a book in one sitting and loved nothing more
than getting a new book. I remember when we joined the library. You would think
it was Christmas with how ecstatic she was. She would always mention new books
she knew were coming out and I would always do my best to get them for her. I
loved her thirst for knowledge and didn't mind paying for books as opposed to
toys or games as I knew they were expanding her vocabulary and she was learning
through doing something she enjoyed. When Christmas comes around, it is the perfect
excuse for me to stock up on reading material.Tesco always seem to have such a wide variety of kids’ books and I am always spoilt for choice when deciding on new ones to purchase. Just look at this beautiful selection of children’s books below. This is just a small selection of the books she
actually has. They are just crying out to be read. Aalliyah recently stayed at
her nans house for the night and where she is used to a DVD before bedtime she
had to take a book as there was no TV. She came back the next day full of
excitement and telling how good the book was and how much she was enjoying it.
This is what I wanted to see. I want her passion for reading to come back.
Aalliyah has made a commitment to herself to read more. She
knows that she will inevitably get a new iPod but has made a promise to not
only me but herself to not let it take over her other past times that she
loves. In particular, reading!
Are you an avid reader? Do your children share your love of
literature? Or are you left out in the cold from technology? I would love to
hear your thoughts..
** This post has been contributed by Tesco.
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