Read-aloud from day one

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The AAP encourages shared reading beginning at birth: it strengthens the bonds that hold you together and builds your child's developing brain. At 0–3 months the payload is rhythm and closeness, not plot.

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  • any book — rhythm matters more than content

Sources: AAPBeyond Literacy: Shared Reading Starting at Birth Offers Lifelong Benefits · AAPBeyond Literacy: Shared Reading Starting at Birth Offers Lifelong Benefits

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Read-aloud from day one

Settle in close and read aloud

Hold baby against you and read a few pages out loud — a small daily ritual.