How to inculcate redaing habit in your child?

If your kid likes watching TV, limit the amount of programs a day or week. If you would like, my guess would be to limit their programs to about 3 a day. Then in the time they are bored, have them have to read thirty minutes a day. Don't make them find a book of their own, then right in the middle throw it out because it's to boring. Go to the library and ask them what the most common writer, story, or even series checked out is by kids. When you go there, find a couple books. Have them be all different kinds of books. Maybe one about a orphan escape, one with action, one with horror, and maybe even one with a 'once upon a time' and 'happily ever after the end' After getting the choices, read the backs YOURSELF. Decide which one suits your child best. Then, bring home the top 3. Have them decide which one they would like the most. If they don't like any of the ones YOU picked out, go to the library with them and just let THEM choose. Anyways, once they have their book picked out, tell them they have _____ days, weeks, or months to finish the book. When their done, have them tell you about it. Once they have read a bunch of the good books you've picked out, they'll start to enjoy reading. Maybe ask them if they like WRITING books instead of READING books. If they enjoy writing them, encourage that. Writing books is just as good as reading. The trick is to find REALLY good books that they will ENJOY! I'll name a couple.
FOR TEENS FOR 4-6 YEAR OLDS FOR 7-9 YEAR OLDS FOR 10-12 YEARSTwiglight See spot Run Junie B. Jones GoosebumpsNew Moon Any Kam Jansen Book The Pants are Haunted TwighlightEclips Fun in the Circus Lost and Found New Moon
BTW: Notice how in Teens, I put the book eclipse. And in the 10-12 year olds, I just put Twighlight and New Moon. DO NOT let your child ages 0-12 read Eclips or any other of the series after. They have Sexual material not suited for children.
Hope this Helps!
~Heather