As a parent of a toddler, I am considering teaching my kid the music instead. There has been interesting HN discussion about that here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9067377" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9067377</a><p>In a way it also contains reading skills but also develops the kid&#x27;s emotions (books as well, you could argue), sensitivity, coordination, patience and perseverance..
Book reading is kind of lone activity, while in music you learn to listen, cooperate with others.. Seems to me that it develops the human being in a more wholesome way.