To find reading to my DD such a massive chore?

[VioletBam]

I always read of people on here who say "Oh I love reading to my son!" or they're sad because their child doesn't want them to any more.

My DD2 is 8 and I've always read her a story at bedtime...I did the same for her sister who at 11 is no longer interested in that.

DD2 loves her stories and I NEVER show that I find it hard work...I'm actually pretty good at it too...I do voices and she loves it.

HOWEVER

She still interrupts all the frigging time.

She likes a book with illustrations and she CONSTANTLY....like every page...points out shit.

Me; So then the little girl went down the lane...

DD: Oh look! There's a bird falling out of it's nest!

Me: And down the lane she met an old man...

DD: Look at his hat!

Me: Yes. She said to the old man "Have you seen my dog?"

DD: He looks a bit like Uncle Charles....

I've said to her "Can you let me finish a page and then point things out or say things?

And she says yes.

But can't.

She's one of those kids who never shuts up. I am getting so tense with it all!

My DD does this, but she's 3. I was consoling myself with the thought that she would grow out of it soon. This thread is not encouraging!

We're at the stage where despite 100s of books on the shelf, we are forced to read the same 3 every night for at least a week, and I am constantly berated with 'No mummy I want to read that bit!' Then she recites half the book. Or she insists she gets to 'read' it to me afterwards, at least doubling the length of bedtime.

My son is eleven now and used to be very similar. I just warn him now, that if he doesn't sit and listen, that I will stop. I only had to stop a few times before he realised I meant it. You have to set boundaries so that you both enjoy it.

What if you try getting her to tell you the story? So you don't read the words, you just go through and she looks at the pictures and tells you what she thinks is happening. Then you won't get interrupted and she can ask questions and show you things and it might feel less draining?

Oh how I laughed when I read your post...I have exactly the same with my son every evening and it drives me absolutely f**king nuts!
I love him more than life itself but quit with the inane observations every frigging sentence!

Both my son and my daughter do this...mind they are 2 and 3. Constantly trying to change the page to see the next picture and such, grabbing books off me to try and read themselves, thus making the other kid have a huge tantrum about it and such...it drives me mad sometimes lol. But its just one of those things...kids being kids I guess.

You're brave. I admitted this once on MN and got torn to pieces! Very Bad Mother apparently for not adoring reading to your kids.

YANBU. Very pleased that my two are now avid readers - on their own. My favourite thing is we all sit around reading and I sometimes talk to them about their books. Bliss. I hate reading out loud.

Simples, just choose books with no pictures

Simples, just choose books with no pictureswink

If only that worked, I have tried this one and then I get frantic page turning searching for pictures then huge tantrums upon not finding any :D

I'm afraid I am one of those that loves reading to my dd.

However...the constant interrupting drives me bonkers. I teach early years and ks1, yes I know it's wonderful comprehension brilliant for their enjoyment etc. My dd (who is 3yo) is a constant talker as well and cannot get through a page without comment or, at the moment, counting everything in sight.

I obviously encourage her while drowning the 'can't I just bloody finish the story' feeling but it takes all my patience. I have to put aside double the amount of time I'd normally expect to get through a book with her.

My son who is nearly 6, loved these books before he could read - it may help some of you avoid the constant interruptions because the child (and you) can make up a different story every time you open the book...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0552547085/ref=mpssa111?qid=1464010025&sr=8-1&pi=SY200QL40&keywords=you+choose&dpPl=1&dpID=61UPyVw%2BuRL&ref=plSrchh__
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0552563560/ref=mpp_saa11?qid=1464010071&sr=8-1&pi=SY2000QL40&keywords=just+imagine

I second the books with no pictures for you to read. Your dd can read picture books to herself.

Then they have to concentrate to understand what's going on.

Books that I was happy to read to my dd at 8 or so (in addition to Harry Potter) were Little House on the Prairie series, the longer Roald Dahl's, The Secret Garden, Charlotte's Web, Water Babies etc.

The likes of David Walliams, Jacqueline Wilson, Karen McCrombie, Wimpy Kid, Judy Moody she read to herself.

My DS does this sometimes and it drives me bananas. Anyone who hasn't had this needs to try reading something aloud with a 8 year old jumping up and down and shouting out every ten seconds. It's soooo frustrating!

The books with no pictures don't help here. We're currently reading Robin Hood (no pictures). So every line he leaps up to load an imaginary bow with an arrow. Or saying "Quiver. Ha ha. That's a funny word. Quiver, bivver, mivver, livver". Or, "Mummy, do you think Robin Hood liked crisps?" Or any other nonsense you can think of .

Lol op my son didn't actually like me reading to him he said I never did the voices and I always opted for a short book

So we compermised I got him a CD player and loads of story CDs he loves them

He's 16 now and was listing to hitch hikers guide to the galxey last night 😁

Yes, same here, she's 10 and we don't even like the same books any more, I was happy with Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton but Harry Potter is so tedious I can barely keep my eyes open while reading them.

Oh this made me laugh, my dc used to be exactly the same, but I miss it now. (She's 14)
That being said she was ill recently and asked me to read to her while she was in bed, her accent demands are more sophisticated now though.
She complained my Bronx accent wasn't good enough

I would follow Triliteral's lead. Alternatively, put a time limit on it, so its either 10 minutes of her interupting, commenting and asking questions or its 10 minutes of her listening to the story. If you are keen to know what happens, you can finish it without her or with her the next day.