Young children who spend about 12 hours a week reading for pleasure tend to do better on cognitive tests and have better mental health when they are adolescents than those who have not developed this reading habit, according to research published in the journal Psychological Medicine.
The findings were based on data on 10,243 young adolescents, including an array of test results, clinical assessments and brain scans as well as information provided by the parents, caregivers and teachers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/11/13/children-reading-mental-health-cognition/
