I could ask all of my friends and only one of them would say that they like reading. The reason for this is that any of them would rather be shot at point blank range with an electric pellet gun than sit down and read Catch-22.

try an exercise ball for her to sit on when she reads.

try letting him pace while reading. (within reason)

My editor was horrified when I included a section about perfecting the “walk and read” — and made me add a disclaimer about injury. 🙂 But for kids like ours who don’t like sitting, walking around and reading must be an option.

did her school require your oldest to read out loud often?

how old is he?