My ten year old son is sometimes reluctant to wake in the morning. So to ease him into it, I open his window shade slightly and begin reading aloud. I usually begin reading a paragraph or two prior to the place that we left off the day before in our read aloud book. By the time that he is hearing my voice and starting to "come to", I'm at the place where we left off the day before and he's interested in listening. It is a wonderful day to start the day.
~ Karen
