According to dantri.com.vn - Time has shown that despite the appearance of many modern means of communication, helping people quickly receive information, reading culture is still not outdated and cannot be replaced.
The joy of reading will never die.
In the 1990s, when digital technology began to change our lives, many experts predicted that paper books would eventually be eliminated. Half a century earlier, when television became more common in our lives, experts made similar predictions. Even today, reading paper books and e-books is still a familiar activity for many people.
After years of struggling, printed books have started to sell well again in recent years. The publishing industry in many countries has reported encouraging signs of growth. At this time, experts continue to explain the enduring existence of reading culture through time and change.
Reading books gives readers freedom of mind, they enter new worlds opened from the pages of books, to temporarily leave behind the pressures and fatigue of everyday life.
The concentration required when reading makes the reader's soul calm and peaceful in an increasingly hurried world with constant changes.
For those who love reading, reading time is a magical time that helps them escape the hustle and bustle of life to enjoy the magical silence. That silence helps the reader's inner self become balanced, peaceful, strong and wise.
These things have long been analyzed by psychologists to explain the appeal and enduring existence of books, despite the dominance of technology.
Reading is a habit that can last a lifetime. Over the years, an individual's reading level will improve. Reading helps improve memory, expand vocabulary, increase knowledge, help with deep thinking, and enrich the spiritual life of each individual.
Reading books helps people relax better than listening to music or walking (Illustration: iStock).
The benefits of reading for young children
Reading helps develop emotional intelligence (EQ). In addition to increasing knowledge, reading also helps readers gain different perspectives and experiences from what they have in real life. Readers will have the opportunity to broaden their horizons, gain multidimensional perspectives, increase emotional intelligence (EQ), and the ability to understand and sympathize with characters.
By truly immersing oneself in the content of a book, readers also develop the ability to concentrate, think deeply, and look at problems from multiple perspectives.
Reading books helps improve thinking skills. Information search sites can give us a lot of knowledge in a flash, but they cannot teach us how to think logically. In life, logical thinking skills are very important and need to be practiced from a young age.
In addition, in today's life, people are easily distracted by countless factors around them, especially by electronic devices and social networks. At this time, the ability to concentrate and think deeply about a problem also needs to be practiced. Reading books is a way to practice concentration.
Reading helps expand vocabulary, improve communication skills, and develop interaction skills. When children read literary books and are absorbed in the experiences of the characters, their brains operate as if they were having those experiences themselves. These are important emotional rehearsals that help children be more mentally prepared for situations that occur in real life.
Reading helps cognitive activity to take place more strongly. Reading helps the brain to be trained, stimulating cognitive ability. The more you read, the more the brain is activated.
Regular reading is a brain exercise, improving thinking ability, analytical skills, connecting information, making judgments, thereby helping to develop problem-solving ability. Over time, reading also helps readers have good memory, high concentration, and deep thinking ability.
Reading helps reduce stress. Even if you only spend about 10 minutes reading, the reader's psychological state is still significantly improved, they are calmer and more relaxed. Many psychologists also consider reading as a therapeutic solution.
The reason is because reading helps the brain distract from the problems the reader is facing in real life, thereby reducing stress in the entire body.
Some psychological studies show that reading helps people relax better than listening to music or walking. The effect of reading is equivalent to meditation. After reading, readers find their own perception clearer, their thoughts and emotions more coherent.
Reading helps improve sleep. Reading before bed, instead of watching TV or scrolling through your phone, will help your brain "calm down" and your body get the signal that it's time to sleep.
Exposure to blue light emitted from electronic device screens makes it difficult to fall asleep. On the contrary, reading helps the body relax both physically and mentally, helping to "lull" the reader to sleep faster.
Reading improves writing skills. Reading and writing go hand in hand. Practicing one skill improves the other. For young children, reading gives them their first glimpse into writing skills.
Books can be a child's best friend. For young children, books can be a close friend who always accompanies them, helping them relax, have a stable and balanced mentality. Especially, if children are having some problems at school, with friends or in family life, books can become their best friends.
How to help children love reading
When children are young, parents should read books to them early, helping them understand the plot and become interested in the story. The way parents read stories to their children helps them understand what it means to read fluently and expressively.
Parents should find books that match their child’s interests to nurture their initial interest in reading. After reading a chapter, parents should ask their child what they think about the characters and what they predict will happen next, to help them really think about the characters and the story.
Ultimately, reading is an activity that fosters a relaxed, inspired spiritual life. Reading can become a small joy every day, regardless of the pressures of real life.
Helping children develop the habit of reading is giving them a meaningful gift, to help their spiritual life always be rich and enriching in the years to come.
According to Psychology Today/95 Percent Group
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