Is it time to buy a reading lamp?
I want THIS reading lamp in MY room…
You know it’s time to buy a reading lamp when…
- You read to your child in bed at night
- Your child reads in bed at night
- Your child keeps rubbing their eyes (eye strain)
- You find your child reading under the bedclothes with a torch!
- You turn out the light..but find it back on in the morning!
- You hear all the books fall off your child’s bed in the middle of the night
- They ask if they can have the light left on to read at bedtime
How to choose a reading lamp
First decide if your need a:
- floor lamps
- wall sconces (small lights attatched to a wall)
- clip on lights (that clip onto the back of the bed or side-table)
- Ceiling Lights (combine directional light with a general light)
- Reading Lamp (positioned on a side-table)
Where is the best place to position a directional lamp?
Ideally a reading light should be positioned behind your shoulder. If you are right-handed position it behind your left shoulder and if you are left-handed position it behind your right shoulder.
This way, your hand won’t cast a shadow over the words as your read.
How much light?
Try and combine a direct light ,given from the lamp, with a general light from above. A way to control light levels, is to make sure you have a dimmer switch.
While searching for a reading light for my youngest son, I stumbled upon these devine children lights – they certainly have the “WOW” factor don’t they! 
You can find this reading lamp in our Phonics Store….too cute for words!