Hoekom sukkel so baie Suid-Afrikaanse kinders om te lees, en wat kan ouers daaraan doen? Daniëlla gesels met die bekende kinder- en jeugboekskrywer Christien Neser oor Suid-Afrika se leeskrisis, hoekom voorlees soveel meer as net ’n slaaptydritueel is, en hoe rym, ritme en herhaling kinders se taal en verbeelding help ontwikkel. Ons praat ook oor die rol van ouers en grootouers, stories se invloed op kinders se emosionele welstand, en hoekom die boeke en stories van ons eie kinderdae ons jare later nog bybly. Why are so many South African children struggling to read, and what can parents do about it? Daniëlla chats to well-known children’s and young adult author Christien Neser about South Africa’s reading crisis, why reading to your child is about so much more than a bedtime ritual, and how rhyme, rhythm and repetition help develop children’s language and imagination. They also talk about the role of parents and grandparents, the impact stories can have on children’s emotional wellbeing, and why the books and stories from our own childhood stay with us years later.