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It is agreed that reading is beneficial to brain development, but sports scientists Dr Lobo Lui and educational psychologist Dr Raymond Tang suggested that doing exercise can serve the same purpose. The SHKP Reading Club recently held a FUN with Reading and Sports talk and had Dr Lui and Dr Tang explaining how to couple reading with sports to realize their potential. They also talked about their new book titled Exercise Can Make Children Wise and highlighted some child development facts like:

• Children between two and five can roll over and throw

• Children aged six to nine can play competitive sports that require tactics like tennis and swimming

• Children aged 10 to 12 can master more complicated skills and may be receptive to specialized training

Furthermore, a Read On, Move On Poetic Wandering in Central and Sheung Wan was recently held. Participants led by Young Writers' Debut Competition winner Matthew Cheng and Walk in Hong Kong founder Paul Chan will visit staircases in Central and Sheung Wan and write poems revealing their creativity.

The Reading Club had Stanford University PhD in education Agnes Chan talking about her views on personal development and education. She attaches great importance to developing children's self-recognition and offered the following suggestions:

• Don't compare your children to others

• Skin-to-skin contact makes children feel loved

• Don't make children wait – create opportunities to build parent-child relationships

• Encourage children to ask questions so they can think independently

• Appreciate children's effort and progress