An avid reader myself, I always encourage my children to read. More often than not, I will read for them (especially for the two younger children) or read together with them. However, there are times when I have a new book which I am dying to read and of course! I want to read alone. So, in times like this, they have to do it themselves.
The good thing here is that a child as little as 3 year old (of nursery age0 can borrow a book each week from the school library. So, each week everyone will have a book to read. And as for my children they have 4 books to be shared among them. So, at least I have some quiet time - and that is Bliss!