Most parents attempt to do what is best for their children’s proper development. Some people believe that teaching children to read early is going to help their future success. However, I do not agree with this notion. Reading skills are certainly important but in my opinion a 3 or 4 year old does not have to learn to read. I believe spending quality time with children and encouraging different play time activities are more / a lot more beneficial for the overall development of a child. In this essay, I will defend my stand / opinion with valid arguments.
Firstly, we should understand that all children are different in terms of capabilities and needs. Hence compelling every child to learn to read from a very young age might prove to be counter-productive. While some children may take to this, others may develop apathy towards reading and this might prove to be a bigger problem when they start school.
Furthermore I believe that if parents and teachers, engage young children in different interesting exercises, it is going to prove to be more fruitful than concentrating only on learning to read. For example, games like puzzles, coloring exercises and musical lessons are a lot more beneficial for the development of their motor and cognitive skills. In turn, this will have a better grip on their reading or speaking and they may learn to read or communicate even faster. Furthermore, I greatly support encouraging children to play outdoor games. This would enable them to be fit and also be in close proximity with nature which will enhance their social and cognitive skills all the more.
Thus, I would like to conclude by saying that if parents give undue importance to introducing their child to reading at a young age, they may miss out on many fun activities. However, I also believe that reading should be included in a toddler’s schedule so that they are used to books from an early age which is a very good habit to have for their bright future. 
Most parents attempt to do what is best for their  
children’s
 proper development.  
Some
  people
  believe
 that teaching  
children
 to  
read
 early is going to  
help
 their future success.  
However
, I do not  
agree
 with this notion.  
Reading
  skills
 are  
certainly
  important
  but
 in my opinion a 3 or 4 year  
old
 does not  
have to
 learn to  
read
. I  
believe
 spending quality time with  
children
 and encouraging  
different
 play time activities are more / a lot more beneficial for the  
overall
 development of a child. In this essay, I will defend my stand / opinion with valid arguments. 
Firstly
, we should understand that all  
children
 are  
different
 in terms of capabilities and needs.  
Hence
 compelling every child to learn to  
read
 from a  
very
 young age might prove to be counter-productive. While  
some
  children
 may take to this, others may develop apathy towards  
reading
 and this might prove to be a bigger problem when they  
start
 school. 
Furthermore
 I  
believe
 that if parents and teachers, engage young  
children
 in  
different
 interesting exercises, it is going to prove to be more fruitful than concentrating  
only
 on learning to  
read
.  
For example
, games like puzzles, coloring exercises and musical lessons are a lot more beneficial for the development of their motor and cognitive  
skills
. In turn, this will have a better grip on their  
reading
 or  
speaking and
 they may learn to  
read
 or communicate even faster.  
Furthermore
, I  
greatly
 support encouraging  
children
 to play outdoor games. This would enable them to  
be fit
 and  
also
 be in  
close proximity
 with nature which will enhance their social and cognitive  
skills
 all the more. 
Thus
, I would like  
to conclude
 by saying that if parents give undue importance to introducing their child to  
reading
 at a young age, they may miss out on  
many
 fun activities.  
However
, I  
also
  believe
 that  
reading
 should  
be included
 in a toddler’s schedule  
so
 that they are  
used
 to books from an early age which is a  
very
  good
 habit to have for their bright future.