Who still reads to older children?

I read to mine until they were 12. My grown son (23) now reads to his girlfriend every night - proper books, not children's books. They love it. I would still read aloud to anyone who asked me to, but they don't

when I am very stressed DH reads to me at bed time

Gosh, I remember the last time I was read to, and I must haven been into my teens, and my sister only 18 months younger. We were camping in a relative's garden for a week; maybe Dad just wanted to escape, but we had a fabulous rendition of The Hobbit (especially Gollum), and I live In hope that he will do the same for my DSs.

We still read to our DSs 10 and 8 every night. They love it and it really helps their vocabulary. We are doing books that the whole family like listening to and its really nice to all snuggle up in DS1s bed. DH gets very annoyed when he's home from work too late and misses an instalment. We've recently done the Weirdstone of Brisingamen, the Princess Bride, His Dark Materials (Golden Compass trilogy) and the Immortal Nichols Flamel. The Wizard of Earthsea is next on the list.

Still read to my nine year old twins. Really enjoy it and they are not ready to give it up.

This is a lovely article about reading to your children, I think the daughter might have written a book about The Streak as well.

DD1 is only 7, a keen reader but we still read together and I intend to keep reading to her as long as she wants me to. It's such a good way to extend their reading, she often reads ahead of me, and we have lovely conversations about the books we are reading. I am enjoying this stage of reading to her much more than reading picture books.

I still read, though not every night, to my boys. They're 14 & 12. They'd be mortified if anyone found out but they love it. I love it too as I've been able to read books i missed out on when I was young

Another thought... Until TV came and took over our lives, it was normal for the whole family to gather and listen to books read aloud. Usually the Bible I suppose but I know Dickens intended A Christmas Carol to be read aloud on Christmas Eve!
We're not doing anything revolutionary...

Absolutely YES!
DS had a rousing sendoff with The Amber Spyglass at the age of ten but carries on listening to his sister's storytime through the open bedroom doors at the age of 16. She's 9 and showing no signs of wanting to stop.
It's such a cosy way to end the day and can only do them good. I know they're perfectly capable of reading to themselves but it's my pleasure and privilege to carry on as long as they want.

My ds, one of the oldest in Year 6, still loves to be read to for 10 mins at bed time. We read Phillip Pullman, Charlie Higson, David Walliams - the usual suspects.

He also reads on his own, but this is a little luxury we are happy to indulge him in.

DS had a bedtime story up to the end of primary school. He's a voracious reader on his own account.

I stopped reading to my DD when she was in primary school, can't remember the age. But I do recall her English teacher telling me that she still read to her 16 year old daughter.

We still read to DS who is 10. I mainly read books that I loved from my childhood, many years ago . So have read things like Swallows and Amazons, Moomins, The Railway Children. We are currently working through my collection of Gerald Durrell books. DH also reads to DS, he tends to read more recent books, sometimes ones that DS has already read, they are currently laughing their way through Captain Underpants books!

DS is a very competent reader himself but still loves being read to, and it's lovely to see him enjoying the same books I enjoyed at his age.

10 year old still likes a bed time chapter. On holiday when the children are sharing a room the teenager listens in too which is nice - a good choice recently was some Sherlock Holmes.

I loved hearing teachers read in school.

My son is 8 and I love reading to him. We often take turns to read chapters.
I have fond memories of my Dad reading to me when I was a kid and even in my teens when I was poorly. Often Wind in the Willows- dad and I loved it!
I read Wind in the Willows to my Dad when he was dying- Ds who was then 6 would cuddle up in bed with my Dad to listen - they both loved it.

DH reads every night to our DS, 11 and 8. They LOVE it as part of their daily routine (time with dad after long day still special to all of them), both DS are incredibly keen and able readers who pick up books enthusiastically, but they still love to be read to. Currently it's a Percy Jackson book which they've read before but love hearing it again, another time it might be Hobbit or LOTR or something similar.

I still read to my 9.5 year old (and her younger brothers) - we're a bilingual family and the community language is German so I will read to them as long as possible to keep their English at native speaker standard - I think hearing books read and talking about them has a lot of great things going for it even when kids read to themselves. 9.5 isn't really properly "older" I realise (though it's an age when I though most have stopped).

When I was a secondary school teacher I read all of 'Of Mice and Men' aloud to my bottom set year 10 each year - they were some of the best lessons and much better than setting them reading they just weren't capable of doing at home then showing the video and teaching them how to write about themes and characterisation in a book that they wouldn't actually have read, which was what the head of department felt should happen.

DH reads to almost 10 yo DS every night. They're currently reading the Skullduggery Pleasant books and DH is enjoying them as much as DS!

My dad read to me til I was a teenager. I hope my girls still want stories when they're big.

Oh definitely YES! I love being read to myself and I'm centuries old.... Tonight I had my 11 and 13 year old listening. Tried to read to my nearly 17 year old tonight - sometimes he is in the mood but not tonight which disappointed me as we are reading a great book together!

Me, however it does sometimes make me a little sad to we seem to be the odd ones.

I read to my eleven year old ds. He finds reading hard work, which makes me sad as I have always love to read and get so much pleasure from it. I really enjoy snuggling up with him and reading something to him which he would never otherwise have read (the only books he enjoys reading to himself are Diary of a Wimpy kid books or Minecraft manuals).

I still read to a 9 year old who is a very good reader. He reads to himself and then I/DH do.
I considered giving up, but continue because firstly it is special 1-2-1 time cuddled up and sometimes we have lovely chats about the book or other stuff.
Secondly, it has been a great way to keep the reading progressing and introducing new stuff. Often I will read the first couple of chapters of something DS might have not fancied himself, but he enjoys it and then carries on to read the rest. It has given him a wider range of reading,a wider vocabulary and I plan to continue until he is at Secondary - not sure beyond that.

Still read to my almost 11 yr old son. I enjoy it as least as much as he does!