Do your teens read?

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I still try to encourage my dcs to read as I believe it helps them to express themselves better verbally and in writing.
They're teenagers and I can't force them but I explain why it's important and buy them books from time to time.
My dn said that they don't read much anymore even though they'd like to and it's seen as really 'nerdy' these days. Other kids mock those who read. My dns friends leave voice messages for each other so don't even read or write texts much either.

It just got me thinking recently - Is this lack of reading going to have a detrimental impact on the next generation or is this a natural progression into a society that's going to be a bit different to what we know?

One does, but not at much as he used to.

One never has.

Mine are 18-23 but they have read a lot since they could. From four with two of them and two with the other. We have 100s of books.

My DC English teacher said it was really obvious they read a lot through their writing.

Mine does, but she is really nerdy and owns it. Her Good Reads account puts mine to shame and it makes me read more so I don't look so bad.

My teenage DDs love to read, especially the older one. She read over 80 books last year and wants to be an author one day, she's known as the bookworm amongst her friends and is happy with that. She's not in with the "popular" kids though.

It's honestly one of the things I love most about them, losing yourself in a book is so much healthier than spending hours on social media.

My daughter loves it. Always a book on the go. Moving to Stephen King now but she has/had a lot of books. Ebay was our friend and as@chickensandbees says its better than SM (which my daughter doesnt have).

I don't think telling them it is good for them works, tbh. Reading for pleasure is very positive/healthy, it might be worth trying to find ways for this to happen but without mentioning it!

My son 15 enjoys reading before sleep. He will read a good book for a good while and has always enjoyed books since he was a baby.
My DD 13 is a bit more of a reluctant reader, she can't concentrate on a story as much as DS. But I read with her every night, we sit together and read our books with a snack before bed and she doesn't mind that. She's more into non-fiction though, so more likely to read newspapers, magazines etc.

Mine only read for fun during the holidays. They are in the final years of high school in France and the workload is brutal so as DD1 puts it « All I want to do is look at videos on TikTok ». I’m not worried because she always loved reading before and I’m sure it will come back when the pressure of exams is over.

Early teen DD is still obsessed with reading. I hope it continues. Always takes a book to school with her to read on the bus etc and has a wishlist of new titles to read that is so long I think it may take her to 16 yrs old to get through.
School encourage it by having 2 x lessons of 'reading time' per week whereby the whole school reads.

No. Mine don't read.

It's always been seen as nerdy - I grew up in the 1980s and was called names because I always had my nose in a book.

Mine doesn't. He's never liked reading/English, he prefers numbers and science.