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"Over 80% of Australians with children encourage them to read. Children whose
parents enjoy reading are 20% more likely to enjoy it too.
My research has found parents aren’t the only family members who play an
important role in developing a passion for reading – extended family, from
grandparents to siblings, uncles and great-aunts, also influence readers’
connections to books.
I surveyed 160 Australian readers about their home bookshelves and reading
habits. More than 80% of them acknowledged the significant influence of family
in what and how they read. Reading to children is often the invisible workload
of mothers: 95% of mothers read to children, compared to 67% of fathers.
Yet intriguingly, those I surveyed – whose ages ranged from their early 20s to
their 70s – collectively talked about books being passed down across eight
generations.
Family members were associated with their most valued books – and their
identities as readers."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
