Reading stimulates the mind, inspires creativity and takes us off to other worlds. Experts know that reading to a wee one at a very early age is critical to boosting their brain cells and building their language.
While a baby doesn’t fully grasp what’s happening, reading aloud to him or her also is a great way to share an activity together that will be repeated night after night for several more years.
According to Kids Health, reading aloud teaches a baby about communication; introduces important concepts such as numbers, letters, colors and shapes; builds listening, memory and vocabulary skills; and offers a plethora of information about the world around them.
Mom Michele Dee of Charlotte, North Carolina, understands how important it is to read to babies and has spent considerable time reading to her daughter Winter Dee Molden.
But a wonderful twist to this parenting path is that Winter has started reading just like Mom to her baby sister Snow Audrey Molden.
These precious dollies are dressed in matching dusty rose pajamas covered with polka dots featuring a magical flying unicorn. They’re snuggled together on the couch, a book clutched in Winter’s hands.
She’s focused intently on her Bubble Guppies board book entitled “Big Fish, Little Fish: A Book of Opposites.” But being the kindhearted big sis she is, Winter explains what’s happening in the book to Snow in a sweet, motherly way, something that warms Michele’s heart.
“Winter loves reading to @snowmolden out loud just like Mama! This is so beautiful to see!”
Winter, sporting adorable pigtails, jabbers away and gives Snow the play-by-play of what’s unfolding on the pages of their book. They must be learning about hats, because it seems as if Winter says “hat” and pats her head, then taps her baby sister’s head.
The student has become the teacher as they cuddle close together. By the time babies reach their first birthday, they will have absorbed all the sounds they need in order to speak their language. That’s why Michele can be heard prodding Winter to read to her baby sis.
“Can you read to Snow? Read to snow. Read the book.”
The more stories they hear read aloud to them, the better sweet babies grasp words and sentence structure.
Winter adds expressiveness when she’s chatting with her sister, something that’s very important for Snow to hear. Catching the different emotions and expressive sounds when reading helps tremendously.
These two sisters quite likely will share a beautiful bond as they grow up and it all started with reading together. They may even have their own language or special code, too, considering their closeness in age.
Michele shared a video of the girls’ exchange on her Instagram account in January where it’s been viewed almost 8,000 times. It’s also on YouTube where several more thousand people have ooohed and ahhhed over these precious little girls.
Watch these sweethearts “read” a book together all cozy in their jammies with their momma absolutely enthralled with what she’s watching unfold before her. They’re so cute!
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