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Benefits of reading to your baby

Benefits of reading to your baby

If you want to hide something from a Kenyan, put it in a book, or so you have heard it is said. A reading culture among Kenyans is lacking, a symptom of a disease ailing the country. Luckily we know the root cause of this disease; in our childhood. For whatever reason, our induction into reading is at a late stage and usually something of a punishment and thus we detest it, only doing so to pass exams. Even better with us lies the cure, or more precisely, the vaccine for future generations; bath time. According to Geisha bath time maximizes mother-to-child time.

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