My daughter loved books when she was little and we thought she was going to be a really strong reader but it’s totally fallen off. She’s 10 now and isn’t into fantasy at all, which it seems like most of the books for her age are. She still does like to look at magazines though , like Washingtonian ect that we get at our house.

On the flip side, my brother never read anything for pleasure except Calvin and Hobbes comics until he was about 20, then a switch flipped and he's now a big reader in adulthood. People can change.

This happened to me 30 years ago, before screens were a thing. Big reader in early elementary then I lost interest around middle school. So I tend to think it's a somewhat common phase.

Anonymous wrote:Keep them off screens as much as possible and social media entirely through middle school. It’s the only way you don’t lose the war.

+100

I lost one of my kids to screens (all school-issued) and it’s hard to keep fighting. It’s about to become a harder fight, not an easier one.

I think reading habits can change. My husband used to love to read but I haven't seen him with a book in quite some time.