You love being a parent.
However, even though you love being a parent … you need a break from time to time. The reality is that you need a break from your kids, even if it is not a very long one.
In this regard, if you want to take a break from your children and really have a moment away, you need to closely consider taking a break by reading. Unfortunately, in this day and age, an ever decreasing number of people pick up a book to read with anything close to regularity. In the end, there are many important benefits that you can derive from taking a break from the children and reading.
The immediate benefit that you get from reading is that you really can take a break from everyday life. The act of reading takes you to another place – again, if even for just a short period of time. When reading, all of the concerns and problems of day to day life … vanish. (Of course, once you start reading it can be difficult in many instances to set a book down. However, what you need to keep in mind is that you will have the chance again to pick up the book and pick up where you left off.)
Another benefit of taking a break from your day to day responsibilities, including the demands of your children, by reading is that you can learn something in the process. In man instances even reading a work of fiction gives you the chance to learn something new and different.
Yet another of the very significant benefits that you can realize through reading actually is one that accrues directly to your children. When kids see someone they love and respect read … they will want to read more themselves. Indeed, children who have parents that read nearly always perform better in school and end up happier and better adjusted as they get older. One simply cannot underestimate the power of the book, even in this high tech age.
With this in mind, the next time you need a bit of time to yourself, pick up a book. By doing so you will open a whole new vista for your life. You will be a better person because of the time you spenty reading. And, your children will be better for it as well as they likely will follow suit and join you in reading with regularity.
译文:
想象着，离开孩子一会，读书！读书！读书
你喜欢成为父母，但是即便如此，你也需要不时的休息。事实上，你真的需要离开孩子一段时间，即使时间不长。
这样说来，如果你想离开孩子一会并且真的有了这样片刻的闲暇，你可以考虑用这段时间读书。不幸的是，当今时代，时常与书亲密接触的人越来越少了。最后，离开孩子读一会书的很多益处你都得不到了。
通过读书，你能获得的最直接的受益就是你可以真正的从每天的日常生活中摆脱出来，得到休息。读书的活动也可以把你带到另一片天地——即便是很短的一段时间。读书的时候，庸长生活中的问题与烦恼都将暂时消失。（当然，很多时候一本书拿起来就很难放下。但是留在你脑子里的这个印象会让你一再有时间就会在哪放下在哪拿起来。)
离开日常生活的责任，包括你的孩子的要求，短暂的休息的另一个益处是，通过阅读你可以学到一些东西，很多时候，即使读一本小说，也能让你了解一些新的不同的东西.
通过阅读，你所能得到的更大的益处实际上正是对你的孩子。当孩子们看到自己所爱和尊敬的人读书，他们更爱读书了。实际上，父母读书，他们的孩子在学校的表现会更加出色，成年后，他们会生活地更幸福，适应性更强。我们不能低估书本的能量，即便是在高科技时代。
记住了这一点，下次,你需要一点属于自己的时间时，拿起一本书读。阅读会让你的生活焕然一新，花在阅读上的时间也会让你成为一个更棒的人。而且你的孩子会因此更优秀，他们也会象你们一样经常阅读。