Are you the parent of a bookworm? I am a total bookworm, so I am obviously raising my daughter to be one as well. Snuggling up together with a good book is one of my favorite parts of the day. But raising a bookworm can have some interesting side effects on your life. So check out this list of signs you are raising bookworms and let me know if you can relate!

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You Will Be Buried in Books

Piles of books in every room. Books on every surface. Books in cars, purses, diaper bags, and any other mode of transportation. This is one of the first signs that you are raising a bookworm.

We have books in every possible room in the house, and we never leave the house without one. Driving to the supermarket for something? Better grab a couple of books! Heading to the beach? Toss a couple hardy board books in the bag! I have trouble keeping up with all the books on my daughter’s shelves, so I am definitely glad that she is past the “dump every book on the floor” stage!

They Will Use Them Against You

I cannot tell you how hard it is to keep a straight face when my daughter uses one of her favorite books against me. Sitting outside of her room and listening to her loudly read Llama Llama Mad at Mama at me completely destroyed any possibility I had of winning whatever argument we were having.

You Will Spend Time Rereading the Same Stories

“Please can we read it again?!”

How many times are you faced with this question? While I recognize that there is plenty of scientific research to back up the importance of rereading the same stories over and over again, sometimes you just want that certain book to disappear for a while….

They Will Put Themselves in Harm’s Way

My daughter is 4 years old as I write this, but already I can tell you that there have been several occasions where I have had to call out, “Watch out for the wall!” because she was so distracted by the book in front of her face! Now I recall my sister and I getting into similar situations as children (and adults), so I can’t completely blame her, but the willingness to put your book in front of your well being is a sure fire sign that you are a bookworm.

They Will Want to Stay Up Late

It’s hard to tell her to stop reading and go to bed when I have been known to stay up until the early hours of the morning reading. And as much as I try to maintain a bedtime routine, I have a hard time saying no when she asks for one more story, or one more chapter. Our nightly routine has steadily grown from one story to three (and sometimes more!).

They Will Use Big Words

There is nothing like hearing your little ones use big vocabulary words correctly. I love when my daughter busts out a new word from one of her favorite books. When she was 3, she told me, “I have a voracious appetite”. She loves telling people about “gravity” and “Sir Isaac Newton” anytime the conversation allows. It’s so much fun to see the looks on other people’s faces.

They Are Protective of Their Favorites

One of the biggest problems with raising a bookworm is that you cannot get away with changing the words or cutting the story short. They will catch you EVERY TIME. There have been occasions when I have disliked a term being used in a story (like stupid or hate), and tried to change it while reading aloud to her. However, once she has heard it in the story, I better read it the right way, or I will hear about it.

While there can definitely be problems with raising a bookworm, the benefits far outweigh the negatives. And I will happily remind myself of that on my 6,725th recitation of Llama Llama Red Pajama this week.

What is your biggest problem with raising a bookworm?

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