Looking to support your budding reader this summer? Read to learn 10 tips to encourage and optimize summer reading at home without all the nagging.

Here’s what you need to know: Teachers matter, parents matter more. “School” is often translated as the work we do in this specific place (along with homework) in order to graduate so we can get a job so we can earn money. “Learning” is a broader way of looking at things, as well as more important, practical, meaningful, and realistic. In this way, I break down all the tangible ways you can support learning in the home environment as a parent.

Create “atomic habits” in your children at home using the 4 laws presented in James Clear’s book, Atomic Habits. Simple environmental shifts can make a world of difference when promoting positive habits.