Helping a child to achieve optimal health requires more than nutritious food and a safe environment.
Reading aloud to children nurtures their developing brains, builds stronger vocabularies and helps them to do well in school. The key to unlocking that experience can sometimes be as simple as putting a good book into the hands of a parent or child.
To provide books to parents and grandparents on Wilmington’s East Side, Christiana Care partnered with volunteers from the Pre-kindergarten Reading Encouragement Program (PREP) and Wilmington Police Department.
“We knocked on doors and provided books to amazing families who were eager to read to kids,” said Amanda Kay, M.D., MPH, FAAP, interim medical director of the Wilmington Heath Center Pediatric Practice. “It is a precious thing to be able to provide books to families who don’t have these resources.”
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