A while back, P and I were worried about Christian. You see, our boy who was perhaps about 2 years old then, had the attention span of a gnat. Yes. He would flit from one activity to another activity, and had little patience for things like colouring or building constructive things.. P and I were wondering to get him tested for ADHD, or some other developmental disorder cos I read of girls the same age who could work on problem sums already.
Two nights ago, our worries were put to rest when I realised he sat through 84 pages (i counted, yes.. and excluded those pages with pictures only) of "The Cat in the Hat" and "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!".
It was tiring reading to him after a long day at work, what with my insistence to dramatize the story with lots of contrasting voices, and emphasize the rhythm and rhyme of the prose. It was all worth it though, when I heard him laugh heartily at the Cat's antics. =)
I'm so glad he enjoys being read to.. hopefully this will help his brain develop links between words and imagination, which is so much better than just leaving him to be a passive recipient in front of the ipad / tv, don't you think?
*tired but happy mum*
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