Why Is Reading to Your Baby Important?

Sharing books with your baby, even as a newborn, is an important routine to do for at least 15 minutes a day.

You may be thinking, “Wait, you want me to read to a baby?” It’s true, babies benefit from hearing you read to them from day ONE – yes, we really mean day one!

Building the habit of reading aloud together from the start plays a key role in preparing your child with hearing loss to read, learn, and thrive in school.

A study by the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics² found that reading a picture book a day to your child for their first 5 years will expose them to 1.4 million more words than kids who are never read to.