If you want to help children learn to love reading, you have to use the right approach.

Would that approach be to make them read whatever you think they should read, or should the child have a say in what books they read based on their interests?

This man’s older brother asked him to help his 14-year-old nephew read more English books.

He started by giving his nephew books about Arsenal since this is the boy’s favorite football club.

Now, his brother is upset.

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AITA for telling my brother that if he wants something done perfectly he can do it himself?

My older brother is worried about my nephew (14). He’s concerned because my nephew hasn’t been reading many English books.

He asked me if I could help.

I thought about it for a while.

This man gave his nephew a book that was according to his interests.

My nephew’s an Arsenal fan, unlike all the other men in our family (all Aston Villa supporters).

So I got him Arsene Wenger’s autobiography and a couple of other books about the club.

He has been reading them.

But my brother said he wants him to read other, more serious books, too. Literature, history, and other subjects.

They have differing views about what he should read.

He has been calling me and asking if I could find better reads.

I told him it’s better to let the kid start with reading about something he is interested in first and then finding other genres.

But my brother was still unhappy.

So he told his brother he could just do it himself.

He told me I’m not doing enough.

So I told him if he wants something done perfectly, he can do it himself.

He said he’s only trying to do what is best for his son and that there’s no need for me to talk to him like that.

His brother asked for help, and he tried to help. If his brother is going to be picky about it, it would really be best if he did it himself.

Let’s check out the comments of other people on Reddit to this story.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

This person has a serious question.

This is something he should be doing, says this person.

Here’s a valid point from this person.

Finally, people are siding with him.

The best way to inspire learning is to start with passion, not pressure.

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