The Jakarta Post - 'Parents just let their children watch TV'
Children in Indonesia are not acquiring the reading habit because books are too expensive and parents are too busyto read to them, according to this brief article:
Much to the consternation of observers, few children here seem to spend much time reading. These same observers like to blame parents for failing to instill the reading habit in their children at an early age by providing them books or reading to them. Parents respond by saying there is a lack of quality children's books here, and books that are good are simply too pricey. The Jakarta Post spoke to residents about the issue....
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