o think if a 10 year old read 10 books at the weekend he / she has no life?

[Dorange]

And if the parent say that the child has time to do other interesting things as well as reading those 10 books on the weekend, it is a lie? And also that the whole library has been read it is probably a lie?? Unless the child is called Matilda, but I don't believe that even Matilda could read 10 books in 2 days.

What a nasty thread.

I used to always have my head stuck in a book at that age still do
What's so wrong with loving reading? It doesn't mean you don't have a life. I still manage to do plenty of other things!

I was a total bookworm when I was a kid, I devoured books. And I would rather spend my time reading than going out and playing. I spent most of my summer holidays backwards and forwards to the library.

UniqueAndAmazing Wed 19-Jun-13 17:52:32
"Dorange - you may well be right.
It is hard to think of your child maybe having reading problems.

but you know what as well? It doesn't matter. As long as they can do the basics themselves, don't let the lack of reading get in the way of a good story.
You can have CDs, or you read to her - nothing's nicer than a good cuddly reading session.
Read to her in your first language, that's great for bilingualism.

And children who are read to or who listen to CDs usually have greater vocabularies and a greater understanding of the language than those who merely read to themselves (t really helps with diction and comprehension too)"

This is a great post.

As a voracious reader, with so many happy memories from my own childhood, I was a little taken aback to see that ds never enjoyed reading. I thought it would mean he would have a boring and empty life because he wouldn't be learning. We had Parents Evening at his school recently and the first teacher we saw specifically pointed out how much more he knows about the world than the other pupils in his class and how good his vocabulary is. We worked out he probably gets it from television.

Very different from his big sister who was reading Jane Austen and Dickens by the end of junior school.

But they are both getting the information and stimulation that they need.

When I was 10 & younger I easily could have read 10 books in a weekend. In fact even now at 36 packing books for a holiday is a nightmare.

I just loved reading, some people obviously you OP just don't but don't insult a child because they do. So yes, YABVVVU. You should try a book you know...

At 8 I would get through something like Pippi Longstocking in an hour. So 10 books over a weekend seems doable really if it was rainy especially, otherwise I'd be off to the park on my bike.

Really? All my dc (12, 9 and 6) could well read 10 books over 2 days. Not every two days, but they certainly have done. I've certainly had them wanting to return their books to the library within 14 hours at times-they get 10 books out at a time.
I love going to the library with them. It gives me a solid block of peace for at least two hours afterwards.

Dd1 would read mystery and adventure, Cherub series are her favourites, if she has new one we won't see her until it's finished, usually about an hour.
Dd2 read 6 chalet school books over last weekend at least, because I saw her returning them and fetching the next book. And fitted in 2 dance lessons, a friend's party, a singing concert she was performing in, going to a baptism and party lunch afterwards.
Ds reads mostly fact books, he's stuck into Horrible Histories at this moment. If he read ten over a weekend it would be shorter than those.

Sounds like bliss to me. Mind you, I was reading proper novels at ten, but I could easily crack through ten Silver Brumby books or something similar in a weekend. I also read quicker than anyone else I know. Sometimes, I catch my husband moving his lips as he reads. Wtf?

I certainly would, and did, at that age. I even used to read whilst I was out on my roller blades

Better than 10 hours of TV imo

My DD (age 15 so longer, more complicated books) can easily read 3 in a weekend. She loves to read. She also has a life.

Oh, I read loads at that age. Ten sounds feasible to me!

I'd have read that many books at that age, alongside dance classes. I'd read between classes, as i walked along, just whenever. I still do in fact.

For some people that's a good life. I think you're imposing your own perspective of what constitutes having no life on somebody else. You should watch this. As someone who spends day after day having to conform to other people's ideas of the best way to behave, I would love to be 10 again and just be able to lock myself away and read. And that;s exactly what I do when I have a day off and the baby's asleep and my husband's at the gym. The most important lesson people need to learn is not everyone's the same.

I love to read, always have. At that age I would read for hours and hours.
When people pick holes in others reading, I always think of a saying that I heard somewhere..."The man that reads lives a thousand lives. The man that doesn't lives just one"...
Never discourage a child from reading.

I read loads when I was 10, and would probably have got through a few books at the weekend. We didn't have as many electronic distractions as kids have now. My DDs love reading, but only really at bedtime, they don't read during the day like I used to.
My friend has a 10YO who reads about that many, he does do plenty of activities, but reads in between.

YABU. I read constantly as a child. I didn't have a massive social life but still managed to go to clubs during the week (brownies/dancing etc). I would read whilst eating, on the loo, in baths. I would even read in place of watching TV. Reading was a massive part of my childhood, it was my escapism from bullying and I love it to this day. I have always been a lightening fast reader too so I can imagine 10 books in a weekend wouldn't have even broke a sweat for me.

I feel a real nostalgia for the times I could read that many books in a weekend, as I so rarely get the chance to completely submerge myself in reading.

YABU

Why do you care???

As long as the child is happy and healthy it doesn't matter if they spend the weekend reading or bike riding

Haha at everyone showing off.

I guess the winner is 10 books in 14 hours then?

Sounds good to me, if they are enjoying them! I'd be happy if my DD loved books so much (she is 6 next week and while she is doing fairly well at reading, she is quite resistant to chapter books so far) as long as she is active too.

I work in a library and I absolutely love seeing children bound in after school and change all their books, full of enthusiasm for what they've pulled off the shelves :)

I'm sure your DD will do fine OP, it is still early days really and lots of children don't get the reading bug til later.

Can somebody link to the homework thread mentioned by the OP please? :)

Showing off! You do realise most people in the real world have the opinion shown in the OP, right? Believe me, being a fast/copious reader is not something to show off about most of the time as yes, everyone thinks you're a nerd with no life. Threads like this are a rare chance for bookworms to be out and proud!

It depends on the book and the child. My sons an absolute bookworm. He can read many books in less then an hour. I would think nothing of him reading a book or two first thing in the morning whilst In bed - then reading a book in the evening before he goes to sleep. We don't watch much telly and only spend minimal time on the computer. There is time for play, sport, family stuff and activities though.

Must add that he reads fun silly stuff and not heavy complex novels.