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How reading aloud shapes children’s emotional development

In an age of packed schedules and constant digital distractions, families often struggle to slow down and connect. Yet one simple habit continues to make a lasting difference: reading together.
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Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

A father reads a bedtime story to his daughter in 1955. Lambert/Getty Images In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 ...