Bookworms: born or made? I've always loved to read. Reading was one of my favourite activities when I wanted time for myself. Books were everywhere in my room and I remember reading with my mum, who is a great reader herself. That's why this pic of the woman and her child sharing a book is so appealing to me. The fact that reading can be both a solitary and a shared experience makes me realize the importance of passing the love of books from parents to children. In my opinion, as a catchy phrase, I would say that "parents readers make children readers as children learn by imitation." Nevertheless, there will be people there who absolutely love books whose parents never shared a reading moment with them; and, the other way round, people who dislike reading whose parents were big fans of books. This is a long debate that will not lead to any conclusion as there are as many circumstances as people. If there is something that I have clear about my parents building my...
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