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as repetition, ritual, a fun and positive environment, play, movement, music, etc. These programs
have fully absorbed some core theories in the fields of psychology, social science, education, art
and others, and cultivated and strengthened children’s basic preschool literacy skills. The core
theories are the theory of multiple intelligences, theories of emotional and social intelligence,
seven essential life skills every child needs, scaffolding, schemas and cognitivism, active learning,
purposeful play, scientific experimentation, the listen, like, learn, etc. In order to promote babies
and toddlers’ reading programs and cultivate everyone’s reading habits gradually in China,
public libraries should be the most important institution, and play an important role in designing,
organizing and carrying out the parent-child reading activities regularly, and recommend related
resources to the parents. Other initiatives, such as exploring more pertinent programs for babies
and toddlers, helping parents launch the parent-child reading activities, are effective in promoting
babies and toddlers’ reading programs and realizing children’s comprehensive development in
China.