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to have stopped reading my 10 year old son bedtime stories?

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bunjies · 17/02/2009 18:04

Ds turned 10 last month and we told him that as he is now a very proficient reader he would no longer get a bedtime story/chapter after we'd finished the book we were on (Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire). We have 2 younger daughters and we feel it is their turn now. Ds took it well and accepted we have a limited amount of time in the evenings and acknowledges his stories take up a much larger chunk of time than the girls'. He now gets to read in bed for half an hour so his bedtime is now between 9/10pm depending on whether it's the weekend. MIL, on hearing it, thinks we're being mean yet didn't say much when dh reminded her she didn't read to him at that age! What do you think? Are we being unreasonable?

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FairLadyRantALot · 22/02/2009 12:19

Oh, and Oovavu, you were obviously not to know that I get cross about pedantic comments

FairLadyRantALot · 22/02/2009 12:20

and I realise I misspelled intelligence...rofl at myself

FairLadyRantALot · 22/02/2009 12:24

2rebecca...I think if you child is dyslexic than it is probably a very good idea to keep reading to them.

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 22/02/2009 15:45

Inspired by this thread I am going to start reading The Little White Horse to DD1 tonight.

fivecandles · 22/02/2009 16:41

Agree that the OP shouldn't feel guilty.

It is nice to read/ be read to though.

My father used to read to my mum every night. He's a wonderful reader and they got through all of Dickens etc. When I've told people about this they've thought it was amazingly romantic in a very small and meaningful way IYSWIM.

Wondered also if CDs or tapes might be a way forward if it's a time issue. Or the radio.

I've just started my kids on Go 4 It on Radio 4 and they seem to like it. Might be a bit young for the OP?

fivecandles · 22/02/2009 16:41

Agree that the OP shouldn't feel guilty.

It is nice to read/ be read to though.

My father used to read to my mum every night. He's a wonderful reader and they got through all of Dickens etc. When I've told people about this they've thought it was amazingly romantic in a very small and meaningful way IYSWIM.

Wondered also if CDs or tapes might be a way forward if it's a time issue. Or the radio.

I've just started my kids on Go 4 It on Radio 4 and they seem to like it. Might be a bit young for the OP?

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