To begin, take a look at these two incidents.

1: My cousin, who is three plus only, does not want to take her meal without watching cartoon on her mother’s tab. The most important work my aunt does now is loading new cartoons from Youtube every day.

2: Another cousin, a student of grade IX, passes most of her time with her smart phone. Almost in every incident she has to take a selfie and post it to social network site asap. She likes to celebrate most of her important days on social network site from her room. A gregarious lady indeed.

Yes, now you can realize the whole scenario about our children and teenagers. Gadget is the main tool for them to pass their leisure period. But when I look back to my childhood I just see a lot of vivid characters with a lot of colors. Few of them are Aladin, Sindabad, Chacha Choudhury, Pinky, Tintin, Tin Goenda (Three detective; a series of Rakib Hasan), Masud Rana, Uncle Tom’s, Tom Sawyer etc.

While I was a school student and made some commendable achievement (actually which was very rare) I asked my parents to buy story books for me. And I had to choose the book carefully so that I could exchange it with my friends.

I also remember those days when I had to save my tiffin allowance for buying new books. Finally when I could buy a book by my savings, that moment was really appealing. Reading habit had generated quite a few characteristics in our generation, such as

• Mental Stimulation.
• Stress Reduction.
• Knowledge.
• Vocabulary Expansion.
• Memory Improvement. .
• Stronger Analytical Skills.
• Improved Focus and Concentration.
• Better Writing Skills.

Now, however, people are wholly dedicated to their phones. A few key things to take away:

• 68% of people sleep with their phone directly beside their bed.
• 35% of people use a smart phone while playing with their children.
• At the end of 2016, there were more mobile devices on Earth than there were people.

After reviewing decades-old research, Dr. Davis found evidence that cell phones indeed have biological effects, according to a report by TIME magazine, and should be discouraged for use in young children. Experts warn children’s cell phone use should be limited.

Books have the power to benefit toddlers and preschoolers in a myriad of ways. Enhancing the reading habit is one of the most important things you can do to prepare him or her with a foundation for academic excellence.

Sometimes in my leisure period, I spend time with my bookshelf. Every book as well as every magician brings back golden memories. Few people make complaint that my shelf is not spacious enough for this huge collection. I tell them a story.

Mark Twain had a big collection of books. His room, bed, table everything was covered by book. Once a friend asked him, “You have a huge collection of books Mark. But you should have a book shelf.”

“I only manage to borrow books from my friends; they don’t allow me to borrow their shelf also!” Mark Twain answered.

I think now it makes sense about my huge collection. How can you manage a book to read is not a big issue, just grab one and start reading.

Happy reading!

Written by-

Md. Sakawat Hossain