12 year old dd reads for pleasure for on average an hour at. Aibu to think this is the norm?

[Cheezepizza]

BTW this is not a boasting post. I know more kids will read much more, I'm just asking out of curiosity as I would like her reading more now that winter is coming in.

There is no normal. My 12 year old maybe reads for 30 minutes a day, sometimes more sometimes less.

1 hr is totally fine if she enjoys it.

Well that's depressing

That's good! My DS is 7 and he'd live in a book if he could, he loves them. I remember spending whole bloody days when I was 14, it's lovely. There's no need to push her to do more, that's a perfectly acceptable amount of time if she's enjoying it. Reading for pleasure is just that, isn't it?

Why does it being winter make a difference, though? Because it's cold outside? She can still go out and about in the winter!

If you start interfering, it won't be for pleasure anymore, and will stop.

literacytrust.org.uk/research-services/research-reports/children-and-young-peoples-reading-in-2023/

Only 28% of 8-18year olds read daily. An hour every day is very unusual.

Not the norm. Mine does read for an hour a day but he usually wins the termly prize of most words read. Not many children are coming close to him in numbers of words reads.

It's probably average for someone who vaguely likes reading. (30 years in education here). Kids who don't like reading don't read at all unless parents make them. Kids who love reading tend to read for hours and immerse themselves in books.

An hour at a time suggests a child who quite likes reading, but has other hobbies or ways to fill their time.

It’s not reading for pleasure if you are monitoring her time reading and pushing her do more. YABU to have enforced pleasure reading.

If you feel it is essential to her life chances, then name it for what it is, homeschooling.

(edited to add I read 1-2 books a day as a teen and I wasn’t exactly sucessful)

What has winter got to do with anything? Why shouldn't she read more in the spring?

Here's some research: Children and Young People's Reading Research Report 2023 | National Literacy Trust | National Literacy Trust

Is there a norm?
All kids are different

Eldest refused point blank to read at home after age 9
Dd 1 occasionally does but not much
6yo around 45 min a day before bed.
Younger one only school books but loves listening to stories

It's known as a stealth boast.
Reading for pleasure is no indication of virtue or academic merit. It just means they enjoy it. I don't know why you would interfere as it could cause resentment. I wouldn't like anyone telling me to read more (or less).

Most 12 year olds, however bright or hard working don't enjoy reading these days and you can't force it. A large part of that is down to school work and in many cases they will rediscover a love for reading when older.

I have two DC. DS1 hasn't read for pleasure since he was 8. DS2 read a lot up to age 10 but then nothing until he left uni. He now enjoys reading again.

I'm torn between boasty as fuck and delicious piss-taking.
For your daughter's sake, I'm hoping this is irony

You are v lucky op @Cheezepizza neither of mine have ever read for pleasure in their whole lives but I read anytime I could as a child. My children have still both made it to a levels so don’t worry, I’m sure she’ll be fine!

My 5.5 year old reads an hour a day. I know that's not normal, obviously. It is mostly brain rot like Horrid Henry, although I can't comment as I'm currently into book 3 of ACOTAR.
I hope he's still as keen on reading as your daughter when he's 10.

Depend on the kids,my oldest child will spend hours reading a day, middle one zero and youngest one hour a day.

This a normal past time for children - there are some children who love reading.

No it’s not the norm unfortunately as some children don’t even have access to books or even know how to read properly. Mine read at home for pleasure quite a lot but it’s not always daily. Just leave her to it, you don’t want to ruin reading for her.

Same with my DS. He's not a reader, he prefers doing practical things like making models and doing sports.

All I can say is I wish my children read for pleasure.

Shame on you.

DS is 2 and reads for pleasure 2 hours a day already.

Where did you go wrong?

If your DD enjoys reading for an hour but would feel forced to read for an hour and half or 2 hours let her stick with the hour. Don’t force anymore because you say she reads for pleasure so why risk making it a chore. If you’re at home and she is reading just leave her to read for as long or as little as she likes

If you thought it was the norm, why would you start a thread?

You wouldn't start one stating that you walk up and down the stairs, rather than crawling on your hands and knees, would you?

Absolutely normal, sometimes she will read more than an hour a day and ther will be times when she has other things to do.

I was a book worm and applaud her but I've never before come across anyone who questioned the normality of being a reader.

I used to. My kids are dyslexic. They don't.